If you have linked tasks together, the Gantt bars are connected on the chart with link lines. For each task, the associated Gantt bar begins at the start date, and ends at the finish date. This part of the Gantt Chart view is called the chart. In addition to the grid portion of the view, the Gantt Chart view also provides an illustrated version of your task list, with Gantt bars that show the duration of your project's tasks across a timeline. Outline tasks into subtasks and summary tasks You can also link tasks together, to show task dependencies.įor more information about adding to the task list and organizing your project's tasks, see the following articles:Ĭreate and insert a new task (single or recurring) You can list each of your project's tasks in the grid portion on the left side of the Gantt Chart view, and then organize them into a hierarchy of summary tasks and subtasks. Both the Gantt and Timeline views bring something to the table, and each can be uniquely helpful to your workflows.Note: To access the Gantt Chart view, on the View menu, click Gantt Chart. The Timeline view is more flexible and can visualize any set of records over time, grouped by any field in your table.Įach swimlane corresponds to a group of records in the Timeline view, while a swimlane corresponds to a single record in the Gantt view. The Gantt view allows you to see every single step of a project from start to finish. The Gantt view was designed with the Gantt chart in mind- you plot tasks, then the dependencies between those tasks, to visualize the “critical path” for a project. How is the Timeline view different from the Gantt view?
One of the most exciting features of the Timeline view is the ability to group your records by any of your table’s fields into visually distinct “swimlanes.” The Timeline view is ideal for resource allocation, coordinating tasks across a team, and planning content out ahead of time. The Timeline view allows you to visualize and track your records on a customizable horizontal scrolling timeline. Watch this video to see the Timeline view in action! See how to set up, work with, and share your Timeline view so you can make sure you and your team are always on time. The Timeline view is a premium feature available on bases within workspaces on either the Pro or Enterprise plans. Using the Timeline view, users now have a highly flexible way to visualize information over-you guessed it-time.
We at Airtable know how important timing is, which is why we are launching a new view type intended to help you manage your time-based projects all in one place: the Timeline View. Every team knows the pain of trying to answer the simple question: when? The question of when can get complicated when is a feature being released on a product roadmap, when should marketing materials be released on specific channels, when is your team’s bandwidth being stretched too thin?
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