Configure Gantt Bars on the Activities Page

To visually distinguish the different activity-specific bars displayed in the Gantt chart, you can configure bar settings for the Gantt chart view on a page. Some bars, such as the Current bar on the Activities page, have additional configuration options.

To configure Gantt chart bars:

1. Navigate to the Activities page
   1. In the object selector, select ﱆ Project or  Program, and then select a project or a program from the list.
   2. From the  Main Menu, select  Schedule, and then select Activities.
2. Select  Activities Grid Settings.
3. In the Manage Views panel, select the Bars tab.
4. To add a new bar, do the following:
   1. Select  Add , and then select Bar.
   2. In the Bar Type list, select one of the available bar types.
   3. In the Height list, specify a bar height.
   4. In the Bar Color list, use the color picker to select a color for the bar. Optionally you can select a theme from the Theme list to apply a pre-configured color theme for all bars in the Gantt chart.
   5. Click and drag one or more bars to change the order in which they appear.
5. To configure the Current bar for the Activities list, navigate to the Bar Type list, and select Current. Apply any of the following options:
   • Select Show Progress to show activity progress as a separate bar color. Select a Progress Color from the list.
   • If you want to color your activities according to their assigned code values, select the check box next to Color by Activity Code, and then select a workspace-level or project-level activity code. The code's values and their associated colors are shown below the list. Select Configure to configure the code value colors in the corresponding Codes dictionary. If Show Progress is enabled, you can configure the same options for Progress Color by Activity Code. Other bars also support the ability to color by activity code.
   • Select Swap Colors to switch the positions of the bar and progress colors or the bar and progress activity codes.
   • In the Progress Style list, select a progress style.
   • Select Show Critical to represent critical activities with a red bar instead of the colors selected for the Current bar.
6. To configure labels for a bar, do the following:
   1. Select the bar, select  Add , and then select Label.
   2. In the Label Field list, select a label for the bar.
   3. In the Color list, use the color selector to select a font color.
   4. In the Height list, select a font height.
   5. Click and drag the label to position it next to or inside the bar.
7. Apply the view:

   In the Manage Views panel:

   1. Select Save.
   2. Select Save As. When selected, you can create a new Personal, Project, or Workspace view with a new name in the Save View as window.
   3. Select Apply. When selected, you are returned to the grid. The grid displays any changes you have made; however, those changes are not saved. To save changes select Save or Save As in the View list.

Select Close.Tips

• Select the Summary Bar. Enable Show Expanded Summary Bars to show summary bars for each expanded and collapsed grouping band in the Gantt view. When this option is disabled, a summary bar will only be displayed if its corresponding grouping band is collapsed.
• To preview how your Gantt chart bars will look, select Preview.
• To reset your Gantt chart settings to the default configuration, select Reset.