Schedule Gantt viewlet

In this viewlet, create, view, and modify schedule details.
This viewlet is divided into two panes:
  • Schedule grid
  • Gantt chart view
Table 1. Schedule grid fields
Field Description
Expected schedule: Created during project creation, estimated schedule for WBS elements. Expected schedule can be edited if no resource assignments (active or inactive) exist.
Start (Exp) Estimated start date for an element. Double-click, and select from the calendar popup.
Finish (Exp) Estimated finish date for an element. Double-click, and select from the calendar popup.
Duration (Exp) Estimated duration in number of days for an element. Double-click to enter.
Effort (Exp) Estimated effort in number of hours for an element. This field is read-only, and is calculated from the element duration and the work hours per day that is specified in the project calendar. For parent elements, the effort is an aggregate of the effort of the child elements.
Planned schedule: Cannot be edited directly in this viewlet. When no resource assignments (active or inactive) exist, the planned schedule is the same as the expected schedule, and the effort is 0. When resource assignments exist (active or inactive), the planned schedule and effort is derived from the resource assignment schedule and effort.
Start (Plan) Planned start date for an element, including the start date of any inactive assignments. Non-editable in this viewlet.
Finish (Plan) Planned finish date for an element, including the finish date of any inactive assignments. Non-editable in this viewlet.
Duration (Plan) Planned duration for an element in number of days, including the duration of any inactive assignments. Non-editable in this viewlet.
Effort (Plan) Planned effort for an element in number of hours, including the effort for any inactive assignments. This is a non-editable, calculated field.
Actual schedule: For effort-based projects, derived from the timesheet entries for the element. For duration-based projects, editable in this viewlet.
Start (Actual) Actual start date for an element. For effort-based projects, it is updated from the timesheet entry, and cannot be edited in this viewlet. For duration-based projects, it is editable in this viewlet.
Finish (Actual) Actual finish date for an element. For effort-based projects, it is non-editable in this viewlet, and is updated from the timesheet entry. For duration-based projects, it is editable in this viewlet.
Effort (Actual) Actual effort in number of hours for an element. This is a non-editable field, and is updated from the timesheet entry.
%C Percent complete. This is a non-editable field in this viewlet, and is updated from the timesheet entry.
%EC Percent effort complete. Calculated based on the timesheet hours reported by the resources assigned to the activity. Not applicable for duration-based projects.
%DC Percent duration complete. Not applicable for effort-based projects. This is an editable field.
Table 2. Gantt chart elements
Element Description
Gantt bar Each element represented as a bar in the Gantt chart view. The span of a bar is from the start date to the finish date for each element. Bar colors are different for different WBS elements.
Gantt bar hover help On hover over a Gantt bar, the following hover help information is displayed:
  • Name of the element
  • Start (Plan) and Finish (Plan) dates
  • %EC (percent effort complete) for effort-based projects and %DC (percent duration complete) for duration-based projects
Gantt bar for elements where work is not started For elements on which work is not started, the inside of the bar is empty.
Gantt bar for elements where work is started For elements on which work is started, the inside of the bar is filled to indicate the extent to which the planned work or duration is complete. For effort-based work items, the %EC value is indicated, and for duration-based work items, %DC is indicated. In the screen capture, the element is indicated as 40% complete.
Table 3. Icons
Control Description
Timescale Determines the display mode in the Gantt chart. Options are Week, Month, Quarter, Year. Click the down arrow and select the option.
Remove selected WBS element Remove selected WBS element Click to remove a selected WBS element.
Add dependency Add dependency Click to enable dependency creation mode. When enabled, the icon is highlighted. Click the highlighted icon to disable dependency creation mode.
Resolve dependency Resolve dependency Select a project, and click this icon to resolve dependencies.
Delete dependency Delete dependency Select a dependency, and click this icon to delete the dependency.
Baseline Baseline Enabled when a project is selected in the WBS tree. Click to create a baseline.
Show critical path Show critical path Click to show the critical path for the project. When critical path is displayed, the icon is highlighted. Click the highlighted icon to switch off critical path display.
Go to today Go to today Click to indicate the current day on the Gantt chart. A vertical line indicates the current day.
Refresh Refresh Click to refresh the viewlet.

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