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Gantt chart is now available in Ascora to help manage your projects or jobs and also show the dependency relationships between projects /jobs and as well as the current schedule status.
There are a couple of ways to access the Gantt Chart, one is from the Scheduler → Project Gantt.
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Only jobs with Expected Dates will appear in the Gantt Chart. This can be added by accessing To add expected dates, access the job and add the Expected Date from the Job Details screen. |
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Here's an overview of the functionalities available in the Gantt Chart such as filter options, changing the view from weekly to monthly, adjusting task dates, and many more.
Displaying Projects Only
How to Display Projects Only
Projects are your section-based or stage-based jobs which you can display by ticking the box beside "Projects Only" and clicking on the "Generate Gantt Chart" button.
You can also click on the black triangle beside the parent job to toggle the view such as hiding or showing the section jobs.
Moving or rescheduling the parent job automatically reschedules the job sections.
How to edit Start/End Dates
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& Completion Percentage
Double-click the job box and you'll see a pop-up box wherein where you can edit the dates and completion percentage.
Adjusting
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the dates and completion percentage
Another way to adjust the completion percentage is to hover the mouse cursor over the box until you see the little triangle which you can drag right or left to adjust accordingly.
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Adjusting the completion percentage by dragging the triangle icon
How to
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Reschedule Tasks
You can drag and resize the tasks if needed by hovering the mouse cursor on the edge of the box until you see the double arrow which you can drag to resize reschedule the task or project. Alternatively, you You can drag and drop to move a task or project to a different date.
How to resize the Gantt Chart
Hover the mouse cursor on the grey vertical line right next to the % Complete column which automatically changes to a blue vertical line.
Drag to the left side to decrease the task list box.
Note: You can drag it all the way across to the left side to completely cover the task list if preferred.
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How to Create Dependencies
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Note: You can connect as many tasks or projects as needed as it's not limited to connecting just two tasks or projects.
Creating Dependencies
How to Remove Dependencies
To remove dependencies between tasks or projects, click on the arrow and press the Delete key on your keyboard.
Removing Dependencies
How to Remove Dependencies
How to Resize the Gantt Chart
Hover the mouse cursor on the grey vertical line right next to the % Complete column which automatically changes to a blue vertical line.
Drag to the left side to decrease the task list box.
Note: You can drag it all the way across to the left side to completely hide the task list if preferred.
Resizing the Gantt Chart