Timeline view - grouping question

Tony.Antonios
Tony.Antonios ✭✭
edited 09/10/24 in Smartsheet Basics

Hi all

I have a sheet with two columns I would like to group information by - one is the Project Name, and the other is the Workstream name. Both are dropdown columns. A project may have one or more workstreams, and they will vary project to project. Within each workstream is a series of milestones and other information we are tracking.

When grouping this information in timeline view, it is showing all values for both column despite there being no data for some of the values. E.g. I may have a workstream name value of "X". X only is relevant to Project A. However in timeline view, it is showing "X" under Project B, Project C, Project D etc. This makes it very hard to see just the workstreams related to each project and the information we want to display within each.

What options do I have to have Timeline view only show the relevant values (those with data)? Or is this a current limitation? I can use Calendar view to achieve this however the UX and display in Timeline view is so much better!

Appreciate your help!

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