Gantt chart

A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule. Gantt charts can illustrate project elements that have start and end dates, e.g. strategic initiatives, tasks and milestones. Gantt charts can also show the project structure and the relationship between activities.

How to create a Gantt chart

To create a Gantt chart, right click the parent element to which it belongs and choose Add -> Chart -> Gantt chart. Double click on the object to configure the chart.

Charts that are incompletely configured will be marked with a yellow warning sign on top of the icon in Configuration Studio, and you will see the text "Required property missing" in the tooltip.

Properties

General

Name - the name "Gantt chart" is generated automatically but it may be changed
Description - an optional text describing the object, displayed when you click Description in the drop-down for the chart on Web.
Tables - click the icon to the right an choose the tables to use as the basis for the chart; choose Initiative tables and Task lists. More than one table may be selected.

If no table is specified the nearest preceding (or following) Task list or Initiative table will be used.

Configuration

Chart title - the text to use as title on the chart
Trim text - mark the box if long names in the X axis and Legend text should be shortened; the full text can be seen in a tooltip
Show 'Today' line - show a line indicating "today" in the chart
Show Progresses - highlight progresses in the chart
Show Initiatives - include initiatives in the chart
Show Milestones - include milestones in the chart
Show Tasks - include tasks in the chart
Start date - the point in time when this chart begins. If empty, this chart will show all relevant content, independent of dates.
End date - the point in time when this chart ends. If empty, this chart will show all relevant content, independent of dates.

Layout

Auto size - mark to automatically fit the chart to the space available
Height - the height of the chart in pixels (not used with Auto size)

Visibility

Border style - choose the style the object should have:
- Frame and Title bar
- Frame only
- None
Visible - select how the object should appear on the web:
- Visible
- Not visible
- Only visible for Admin - shows the object on the web only for users with admin user role; this applies everywhere, e.g. breadcrumb, organization tree, page content, Reporter, searching, filtered lists, maps, and Workflow.
This can be useful e.g. when adding new elements to "live" objects.

Audit

Modified by - the name of the last user to make changes to the object.
Last modified - the date and time when the object was last changed.
Created by - the name of the user who created the object.
Created - the date and time when the object was created.

Advanced

ID - a unique ID for the object.

By default, Corporater BMP assigns consecutive numbers to new objects.

You can change the ID to a value of choice that can include either letters or letter and number combinations.

The ID mustn't contain only numbers, include special characters such as ) ( . * } { + < > [ ], or match the name of a default object type in Corporater BMP.

Layout

Columns large screen - the number of page columns the object spans across on Web on a large screen device.
Columns medium screen - the number of page columns the object occupies on Web on a medium screen device.
Columns small screen - the number of page columns the object occupies on Web on a small screen device.

The maximum number of page columns is 6. Hence, for the object to span across the entire page, set the value of '6' for the device type.

For the object to span across half the page, set the value of '3'. For the object to span across a sixth of the page, set the value of '1'.
Page setup - click the Page Setup button () and select a page setup for children objects to the object. The object itself doesn't use the setup. You can create and configure page setups in Shared web items.
Header style - select the header style for the object.
- Inside - displays the object's name together with the object header on Web.
- Outside - displays a divider between the object's name and the object header on Web.
- None - displays the object without its object name.
Border style - select the border style for the object.
- Line - displays the object inside a frame on Web.
- None- displays the object without a frame on Web.
Shadow - check to display a shadow around the object on Web.
Show status as - select which icon to show in the Title bar. You can choose between:
- Status gauge icon
- Bullet icon
- No icon
Transparency - enter a value for how transparent the object is on Web.

The value range is between '0' to '100', where '100' represents that the object is fully transparent.
Header color - click the Edit button () and select a color for the object header.

You can create and configure colors in Shared web items.

For optimum design, Corporater BMP recommends you don't use bright gradients or transparent pastels as header colors for table headers.
Font color - click the Edit button () and select a color for the object's text font.

You can create and configure colors in Shared web items.
Container - click the Edit button () and select a container for the object.

The container represents the page tab on which the object displays on Web.

You can create and configure containers for page setups in Shared web items.
Show on large display - select for the object to display on devices with a large display.
Show on medium display - select for the object to display on devices with a medium display.
Show on small display - select for the object to display on devices with a small display.
Tab - the page tab to display the object on Web.

You can create and configure new tabs in Shared web items.

Miscellaneous

YTD enabled - select the object's relation to year-to-date (YTD) calculations.
- True - enables YTD calculations for the object.
- False - disables YTD calculations for the object.
- Inherit - determines the object to use the value of the corresponding property from its parent object.

Features

Show tools - displays the Function menu next to the name of the page that contains the Gantt chart on Web.
Visible - select how the Gantt chart displays on Web on a page and in any other page element that includes it, such as the breadcrumb, the organization tree, search results, filtered lists, maps, reports, and workflow items.
- Visible
- Not visible
- Only visible for Admin - displays the Gantt chart on Web only for users with Administrator rights.

Access control

Read accessors - click the Edit button () and authorize one or more users and user groups to view the object on Web.
Add accessors - click the Edit button() and authorize one or more users and user groups to add new objects to the object on Web.
Write accessors - click the Edit button() and authorize one or more users and user groups to edit the object on Web.
Delete accessors - click the Edit button() and authorize one or more users and user groups to delete the object on Web.
Ownership - click the Edit button () and grant ownership of the object to one or more users and user groups.

Users and user groups who own the object have full access rights to it.
Override access profile - select for the object's access control setting to outrank the object's corresponding access settings in profiles.