Bars Tab of the Customize Resource Assignments View Dialog Box of the Assignments Page

Overview

Use the Bars tab of the Customize Resource Assignments View to modify the type, height, color, and necking options of up to three bars.

Screen Elements

First/Second/Third Bar areas:

Use the following options to modify each bar's type, height, and color. Use the type list to determine whether the height and color fields become available. If <none> is selected, other options will not be available for modification and those bars will not be displayed.

Type list

Determines the type of bar shown in the EPS view Gantt chart.

Current bar: Spans the early remaining/actual start to the early remaining/actual finish for each activity, and indicates how the schedule is progressing according to the original plan.

Project Baseline bar: Shows the project baseline start and finish dates of an activity, and indicates how the schedule is progressing according to the original plan.

Forecast bar:

Height list

Determines the height of the bar in pixels.

Color options

The options for selecting the color of the bar or for setting the bar to represent an activity code.

Show Necking option

Determines whether the thickness of Gantt chart bars should be reduced to show periods of non-work time. When bar necking is enabled, the horizontal bars representing activities "neck down" during periods of inactivity.

Example: Joan starts a 5-day activity before leaving on vacation for 3 weeks and then finishes it when she returns. Without bar necking, this simple one week activity might look as though it took four weeks to complete because Joan was on vacation for three weeks. With this feature, the bar appears narrow over the vacation period while her actual progress before and after the non-work time appear in the usual thickness.

Non-work time for resource assignment bars are based on the calendar non-work time and activity type.

  • If activity type is Task Dependent then the activity’s calendar will be used for displaying non-work time.
  • If activity type is Resource Dependent then the resource’s calendar will be used for displaying non-work time.

Current Bar Options area:

Use the following options to modify the label for the current bar selection.

Show Progress option

Determines whether to indicate progress by displaying a blue bar for actuals.

Label list

The type of label to display above the assignment line in the Gantt chart.

Label position list

The position of where the label will display above its related assignments line in the Gantt chart.

Label font field

The configurable options for the font.

Getting Here

  1. Click "" Resources.
  2. On the Resources navigation bar, click "" Assignments.
  3. On the Assignments page, click the "" View and select "" Customize View.
  4. In the Customize Resource Assignments View dialog box, click the Bars tab.

Related Topics

About Resource Assignments

Customizing the Resources Assignments Gantt Chart Bars


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