A Gantt chart component is a versatile visual tool used across various domains beyond project management to illustrate timelines, schedules, and dependencies. Here's a more generic description of its parts:
The horizontal axis of the Gantt chart displays time intervals, whether they are days, weeks, months, or other units relevant to the context of its usage. These units are automatically tailored based on the values selected for Start Time and End Time in the configuration dialog.
Users can adjust the scale or granularity of the timeline to focus on specific timeframes or expand to view the entire duration through the use of zoom and scaling bars. This flexibility enables users to analyze the timeline at different levels of detail.
The values plotted on the Y-axis will correspond to those selected in the ItemIdentifier field within the configuration settings.
You can also choose the values to include in the legend (Legend Data Column)and decide whether to activate the legend itself. If you input and select a column containing RGB (hex) codes, the bars will be colored accordingly. However, there must be a perfect correspondence between colors and legend values; otherwise, the legend will be deactivated (though the assigned colors will still be kept). If the color column does not contain valid HEX codes, it will be replaced by a standard light blue color.
Eventually, if the legend contains too many values, you can define a maximum number of categories to display in the legend. Any categories exceeding this threshold will be aggregated into an "Other" category, prioritizing the most infrequent categories for aggregation.
Last but not least, you can select certain columns in the input table that will be displayed in the tooltip.
- Type: TableInput TableThe table should include essential columns for item identification (e.g., Project Name), start and end dates, and optionally, a column for project phase/stage or any additional relevant information. While not mandatory, this setup is recommended for better visualization. Additionally, users can select an optional HEX Color column; if not provided, a default blue will be applied. For clarity, ensure that each color in the visualization corresponds uniquely to an item in the legend; failure to do so will result in the legend being disabled.