Gantt

Gantt Table

Sorting order

Tasks and Folders have a default sort order to make your work easier to find.

The default sort orders are:

WorkSort Order

Tasks

  1. First by Start Date

  2. Then by Duration

  3. Finally Alpha-numerically

Folders

Same as Project Assets page

Drag and Drop

Drag and drop can be used to reorder the structure of the Gantt table, or to change a task’s properties. Only certain groups can be re-ordered with Drag and Drop:

GroupRe-order by Drag and Drop

Owner

Folder

✓ (From the Folders Page)

Package

Subcontractor

Location

Shift

Task

-

Reordering groups will only change the sort order for the user who made the change (aside from Folders - this order is consistent across the entire project). You can drag and drop Tasks and Parent Tasks between all the different groups (structures) to change the properties. Subtasks cannot be moved into different groups with drag and drop.

Add Task

Users automatically become the task's Owner when they create a task.

By default, the new task will be a one-day task set in the middle of visible Gantt. The new task will have the project's default calendar selected, and be set to a Day Shift.

Gantt Columns

Column Selector

See information in bulk and add properties to tasks more efficiently with columns. You can change which columns appear on the Gantt table and save custom configurations within the column selector.

Saved custom configurations are user-specific and are accessible on all Projects and Organisations. The All Required configuration reflects the Publication Requirements in the project routine settings.

Keyboard shortcuts

ActionKeyboard Shortcut

All columns

Ctrl + 1

All required columns

Ctrl + 2

Time columns

Ctrl + 3

User columns

Ctrl + 4

Resource columns

Ctrl + 5

Map columns

Ctrl + 6

Structure columns

Ctrl + 7

Other columns

Ctrl + 8

Copy

Ctrl + C

Paste

Ctrl + V

Select multiple cells

Shift + Click (cell)

Select multiple tasks

Shift + Click (checkbox)

Undo

Ctrl + Z

New line

Shift + Enter

Move task and break links

Shift + Click + Drag (task)

Duplicate Task

Ctrl + D

If you are a macOS user, use command instead of ctrl

Gantt Canvas

Work

Tasks and Groups appears on the Gantt as a bar or a header which spans the total duration.

TypeAppearanceDefault colour

Task

Coloured Task bar

Owner

Parent tasks

Summary Header (can be expanded to reveal subtasks)

Grey

Packages

Summary Header

Grey

Folders

Summary Header

Same as Project Assets page

Gantt Lines

Gantt lines help indicate Today's date, and other important reference dates. The three lines on the Gantt each represent something:

LinePurpose

Yellow line

Your local date (today)

Blue line

Your project’s lookahead period

Purple line

Your project’s most recent promise date. Past promise dates are not shown

Weather

You can view the weather forecast of your project on the Gantt.

The weather forecast will reflect your project’s location in project settings. You can only see the forecast for the upcoming week.

You can draw relationships and create dependencies between tasks with relationship links.

Relationship links are created in the same direction that they are drawn and can be drawn in four directions:

  • Start > Start

  • Start > Finish

  • Finish > Start

  • Finish > Finish

Moving a task's successor can create a lag between two linked tasks, or lag can be entered manually.

Successor tasks will automatically schedule when a predecessor task is moved unless the task has the Status of Done, or the user making the edit does not have the correct permissions over Promised successor tasks.

Links can be removed individually by selecting the link on the Gantt, or in bulk using the task checkboxes and Break Links option inside the Floating Menu at the bottom of the page.

Dropping a link onto the Link Button, or adding a Successor or predecessor from the Task Panel will open the Link Search Menu.

By default, the Link Search Menu will show no results. Relevant tasks can be found by using the Filter, or Search Bar.

Multiple relationships can be created at the same time.

Gantt Rows and Cells

Duplicate Task

Parent Tasks, Tasks and Subtasks can be duplicated individually, or by multiple selection.

Duplicated Tasks only keep relationship links if the link is between two selected tasks. Any links between a selected task and a non-selected task will not be duplicated.

All other Task information will be copied to the duplicate, except the owner, activity ID, external ID, status, progress updates, documents and comments.

The user who duplicates a task will automatically be the owner of the copied version.

Duplicated Tasks will be temporarily created at the bottom of the relevant Folder, Package, or Parent, before moving into their correct position based on their start and end dates.

Duplicated Subtasks will be converted to Tasks if the user is not the owner of the original Parent Task.

Delete Task

Tasks can be deleted individually, or by multiple selection. Deleting a Task will remove it from your project permanently.

Deleting all Subtasks will delete the Parent Task, and deleting the Parent Task will delete all the Subtasks.

Add Subtasks

Tasks can be broken down into Subtasks.

Most fields of a broken-down Tasks will be passed onto the Subtasks:

  • The Owner, Assignees, Labour, Plant, Location, Work Area, Folder, External ID and Package fields of a Task you break down, will be passed down to the new Subtasks

  • The planned Material amount assigned to a Task that you break down will be split equally between Subtasks.

Gantt Cells

Editing a Gantt Cell (either Task or Package Name, or column cell) enables these options:

ActionFunction

Copy Cell

Copies the cell value (e.g Name, or Calendar)

Paste Cell

Overrides the current cell value with the copied cell value

Clear Cell

Clears any existing cell data leaving the cell blank

These actions can be applied to individual Task cells or a group of Task cells.

Selecting Gantt Rows

Selecting Gantt Rows using the checkboxes allows single or multiple tasks to be updated.

Depending on the type of task (Parent Task, Task or Subtask) different update options will be available.

Selection Rules

If a Subtask is selected, only other Subtasks inside the same Parent Task can be selected.

Tasks and Parent Tasks can be selected together, but edit options will reduce.

Changing the view of the plan (such as Space or Structure), or clicking anywhere on the Gantt will deselect any selected Tasks.

Selected Parent Tasks

ActionFunction

Edit Owner

Replaces all selected Parent Tasks (and Subtasks) with new Owner

Add Assignee

Add new Assignee(s) to the selected Parent Tasks (and Subtasks)

Folder

Replaces the Folder for all selected Parent Tasks (and Subtasks)

Package

Replaces the Package for all selected Parent Tasks (and Subtasks)

Selected Tasks and Subtasks

Task TypeActionBehaviourSkipped when

Task & Subtask

Edit Start Date

Replaces the start date for all selected Tasks

Task Statused or Promised

Task & Subtask

Edit End Date

Replaces the end date for all selected Tasks

Task Statused or Promised

Task & Subtask

Edit Duration

Replaces the duration for all selected Tasks

Task Statused or Promised

Task & Subtask

Edit Calendar

Replaces the calendar for all selected Tasks

Task & Subtask

Edit Shift

Replaces the shift for all selected Tasks

Task & Subtask

Edit Owner

Replaces all selected Tasks with Owner

Task & Subtask

Add Assignee

Add new Assignee(s) to the selected Tasks

Task & Subtask

Edit Subcontractor

Replaces the Subcontractor for all selected Tasks

Task & Subtask

Add Labour

Add new Labour to the selected Tasks

Task & Subtask

Add Plant

Add new Plant to the selected Tasks

Task & Subtask

Add Material

Add new Materials to the selected Tasks

Task & Subtask

Edit Location

Replaces the Location for all selected Tasks

Subtask

Edit Parent

Replaces the Parent for all selected Subtasks

Destination is owned by a different User

Task

Folder

Replaces the Folder for all selected Tasks

Task

Package

Replaces the Package for all selected Tasks

Destination is Locked by another User

Task

Convert to Subtask

Converts selected Tasks into Subtasks of a Parent

Destination is Owned by a different User

Subtask

Convert to Task

Converts selected Subtasks into Tasks

Task & Subtask

Relationships

Replaces all internal links between selected Tasks*

Task & Subtask

Status

Replaces the Status for all selected Tasks

User does not have the correct permission to update Status

Task & Subtask

Break Links

Removes all relationship links between the selected Tasks

User does not have the correct permission to edit a link

Task & Subtask

Remove Properties

Removes chosen Properties for all selected Tasks

User does not have the correct permission to edit a Task

*Edit Relationships

Edits to Relationships will not save if:

  • The User does not have permission to add a Task as a successor

  • Circular logic is detected

Invalid Updates

Selected Tasks may be skipped in the update if any of the following is true:

  • User does not have the correct role to edit the task or task property

  • The edit would require a Progress Update to be recorded

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