Gantt chart settings

Use the Gantt chart settings form to customize the display of projects in the Gantt chart. The settings on the settings form only affect the Gantt charts in the Projects module. To configure settings for Gantt charts in the production modules, use the Production planning Gantt chart settings form.

The settings you enter on this form apply to the entire database and therefore to all users. This ensures that the Gantt chart formatting is the same for everyone. To make changes that should not apply to everyone, use the Gantt chart properties form, which you can open by right-clicking the Gantt chart and then choosing Properties.

Tip: In some cases bars may overlap. For instance, the 'Progress' bar may obscure part of the bar showing the actual hours registered. To see the 'Progress, 'Actual' and 'Planned' bars all at the same time, you are advised to choose different shapes for the 'Actual' and 'Planned' bars.

The Milestone section of the Continued tab has an Open field. Milestones can be Open or Closed. A closed milestone has a fixed end date, so that it is clear that the milestone must be reached on a particular date. An open milestone has an open end date, which means that the milestone depends on the progress of the project line with which the milestone has a successor relationship. For example, if a milestone marks the end of a phase, the milestone will move up in time if the phase takes longer than expected. Use the Open field to assign a different shape to open milestones to distinguish them from other milestones.