About timeline view of the calendar

The timeline view displays a grid-like view of the objects (Projects, Programs, or Plans) that you selected and filtered (for example, Active Projects) by some unit of time, depending on which timeline view you selected.

Each object is displayed in a horizontal bar across its date range. The name of the object displays on the bar.

If you select Enable Color Coding from the calendar view options screen, the bar for each object is displayed in a color that is based on an attribute you chose.

Choose a date-range for the timeline.

Week: displays one week, with each day listed as a column. The starting day is either Sunday or Monday depending on the option that is selected in the Calendar/Timeline Settings screen.

Month: displays a single calendar month. Each day is listed as a column, and days are grouped into weeks.

Quarter: displays three calendar months. Each week is listed as a column, and those weeks are grouped into months.

Fiscal Year: displays a fiscal year (starting month depends on a configuration setting, firstMonthInFiscalYear). Each month is listed as a column, and the months are grouped into quarters.

Calendar Year: displays a calendar year (starts in January and ends in December). Each month is listed as a column, and the months are grouped into quarters.

Any day that is specified as non-work time has its column disabled. Additionally, the name of the non-work time (for example, Labor Day) displays when you point to the date. This feature is not available when the time scale is Quarter, Fiscal Year, or Calendar Year.