Work with the Gantt chart

Get a visual overview of upcoming tasks and the utilization of resources. InLoox PM Web App provides you with different features to adjust the Gantt chart in a quick and comfortable way.

If you have no reading permissions, you cannot see planning elements in the Gantt chart.

General features of the Gantt chart

The following features for changing and editing the planning can be found in the Gantt chart:

Edit a planning element directly in the planning list You can name or rename and change the time frame of the element directly in the planning. Click on the planning element row that you want to change and enter the new values.
Edit dependency Double-click on the link line in the Gantt chart. The Dependency dialog box is displayed, where you can change the type of dependency and the lag.
For more information about dependencies and lags, see Create planning elements dependency.

Features in the context menu

The context menu provides you with almost all basic features that are also on the Planning page, such as New Activity, New Milestone, Edit, Delete, Done and Flag. It has also such features as Display All, Zoom In and Out, Expand and Collapse All as well as Choose Fields. Right-click in the Gantt chart to open the context menu.

For the detailed description of these features, see Work with the planning.

Information rules in the project list

The current time is represented by a vertical yellow line.
The current time will be dispayed as soon as you creates the firt planning element.
The project end is marked in red.
For more information on how to activate the command Fixed deadline on the Management page in order to see the project end in the planning, see Add other project information.
A blue bar shows the status of the activity in percent (%).
For more information on how to set the status, see Create and edit an activity or Create and edit a milestone.
Working times within start and end dates of the project are colored with a white background.
Non-working times are colored in grey.

Keyboard shortcut

CTRG+A Select all planning elements.

Description of the symbols

Symbol	Description
	A check mark shows that the element is marked as completed.
	An alert shows that the element is already overdue and has not been completed yet.
	A flag is used to highlight specific elements.
	The symbol resource shows that resources have been assigned to the element.
	The symbol resources have finished work shows that all resources assigned to the element have completed their tasks.
	A paper clip shows elements to which documents are linked.
	The calendar symbol shows if constraints have been set for the respective planning element. InLoox PM Web App communicates a conflict here, if a predecessor will be moved. For more information, see Create and edit an activity or Create and edit a milestone.
	InLoox PM Web App communicates a conflict with this symbol, if a predecessor will be moved.