Timeline

Tasks with both a start date and a due date appear as horizontal bars on a window that starts today. Move the window a week at a time with the arrows, and return with Today. Tasks that lack either date, or whose dates fall wholly outside the window, are listed below the chart in two lists, Not scheduled and Outside this view. Each list shows its first part, with Show all to see the rest.

• Built-in timeline-layout helper in shared-types (no third-party Gantt library)
• Two lists below the chart, Not scheduled and Outside this view, hold tasks without both dates and dated tasks outside the window; each shows a first part with Show all, and each task opens on selection
• Weekends are shaded and today is highlighted, with arrows to move the window a week at a time

• A task needs both a start date and a due date to appear as a bar. A task with only a due date is listed under Not scheduled, not drawn as a single-day bar.
• The timeline is read only: bars cannot be dragged or resized. To change a schedule, open the task from its title and edit its start and due dates.

1. 1Open Timeline. The window starts today, and the bars sit on a day grid with weekends shaded.
2. 2Use the arrows to move the window a week at a time, and Today to come back.
3. 3Select a task title to open it in My Work and set a missing start or due date. The task then appears as a bar.

Why is one of my tasks missing from the timeline?

A bar needs both a start date and a due date, and its dates must fall inside the window. A task that lacks either date, or lies wholly before or after the window, is listed below the chart instead, under Not scheduled or Outside this view. Move the window, or open the task and set its dates.

Can I drag a bar to reschedule a task?

No. The timeline displays dates and does not change them. Open the task from its title and edit its start and due dates, and the bar moves to match.

Do I need a separate Gantt product for this?

No. The layout is computed by a helper inside Atlas rather than by a third-party Gantt library, so the same rows produce the same arrangement every time and there is nothing extra to license or install.