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Configuring Gantt Charts

Configure the Gantt chart to adjust activity beginning and finishing dates as well as constraints.

To configure the Gantt chart:

  1. Open one or more projects in the Projects section using one of the following methods:
    • Click "" Projects to open the last project or group of projects you were working with.
    • Click the "" Projects menu and choose one of the most-recently used projects or group of projects.
    • Click the "" Projects menu and choose Open Projects to select a project or group of projects by portfolio type, EPS node, or project code.
  2. On the Project navigation bar, click "" Activities or "" EPS.
  3. On the Activities or EPS page, click the View menu and select "" Gantt Chart.
  4. On the Gantt chart:
    1. To resize bars, select a bar and click and drag the beginning or end of it to a new date. (Only applicable on the Activities page.)
    2. To focus the Gantt chart on a specific time interval, double-click a year, quarter, month, week, or day on the timescale. The Gantt chart timescale will expand or shrink to show the entire time interval.
    3. To expand a specific area of the Gantt chart, click the timescale at the top of the Gantt chart once (the pointer will become a double-headed arrow), move the pointer to select the portion of the timescale you want to expand, and click again. You can perform this step several times.
    4. To apply a Start On or After Activity Constraint, click the middle of a bar and drag it along the timescale. (Only applicable on the Activities page.)
  5. On the Activities or EPS page, click the View "" menu and select "" Save (Ctrl+S).

Tips

  • To back out of a zoom, double-click the top bar of the timescale.
  • For more information on configuring Gantt charts, see Configuring Activity View Gantt Chart or Configuring Project View Gantt Chart.
  • After resizing or moving a Gantt bar, when you save your changes, the activity remaining duration is recalculated based on the new dates and the activity's calendar. Because the calendar for the activity is applied when you save, a date you specified for an activity might change slightly if it occurs during calendar nonworktime. Also, if you move, but do not resize, a Gantt bar, the duration might shorten or lengthen based on the activity calendar's nonworktime.
  • If you select the option Do not show this again in the Activity Constraint dialog box, it will not reappear until the next time you log in.
  • To create or configure activity relationships in the Gantt chart, see Creating Activity Relationships or Configuring Activity Relationships.

Related Topics

About Gantt Charts

Working with the Activity Gantt Chart

Gantt Chart Format of the Activities Page

Gantt Chart Format of the EPS Page

Gantt Chart Tab of the Customize Gantt Chart Options Dialog Box of the Activities Page

Gantt Chart Tab of the Customize Gantt Chart Options Dialog Box of the EPS Page

Customize Gantt Chart Options Dialog Box of the Activities Page

Customize Gantt Chart Options Dialog Box of the EPS Page

Gantt Chart Tab of the Customize Activity View Dialog Box

Gantt Chart Tab of the Customize EPS View Dialog Box


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