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Gantt Chart Display and Behavior - Open to today's date mysteriously gets unchecked.
After I have checked Open to today's date for my project setting, it gets unchecked in a couple of minutes. Is anyone else experiencing this? https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/765755-modifying-project-settings#toc-customize-the-gantt-chart-display-and-behavior
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Gantt Chart Timescale not aligning with projects fiscal year and start/end dates
I have a project sheet with a Gantt chart where the timescale headings are not aligning with my project’s fiscal year and start/end dates. Configuration: - Primary heading: Quarters (displaying as Q4 2026) - Secondary heading: Months (MMM format) - Fiscal year start: February 2 - Week start: Sunday - Project start date:…
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Gantt view dates don't show correctly . . .
The dates shown in the Gantt view bars do not show line up with the actual dates stated in the Start Date and Finish Date columns - it is out of line by about 6 months. In the attached screen shot, for the overall project the Finish Date is 26/02/2021, but the Gantt bar shows the finish to be in middle of Q4 2021. It is…
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Why is Gantt view not working for all items in a report?
I have a report that pulls from three different sheets. It uses Gantt view so I can track the status of projects I'm working on that come from three different areas. Gantt view shows just fine for all data pulled from two sheets, but not data pulled from the third. I'm not sure why. Please help.
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How to set start date independent of predecessors?
Hi Community, I'm trying to figure out how to set a task start date without wiping out the predecessors but I can't figure out how? I've seen other posts with slightly different queries where people would simply suggest adding lag times or something similar so here's some additional info to show why that wouldn't work for…
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Change "end date" based on status changes
When an end date is used in a dependency setting, you can't use automation or formulas to change it. However, this is when it is critical (pun fully intended)! When someone marks an item as Completed status, it would be helpful if the sheet could update the End Date column to the date it marked completed. For dependencies…
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Merged: Changing Finish Date based on % Complete Column to Update Schedule for Predecessor Tasks
This discussion has been merged.
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Simplified Visual Portfolio View
Hello, I am currently using the Project Management Office Template. I have many many projects in here. I am having trouble visualizing the Gannt charts when trying to pull in a lot of projects and compare. I'd like to get something very simple like this: I need to be able to see: How many projects I need to close per month…
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Duration vs predecessors, for parallel activities (not auto updating on gantt chart)
based in the example below, I have various assignment and activities that run parallel to various construction activities across construction stage. How do i set smart sheet to prioritise predecessor? Research: this behaviour is a known limitation in Smartsheet. Unlike MS Project or Primavera, Smartsheet does not…
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Gannt chart showing additional days when weekend working
When project settings include for working weekends, why when you give a task a two day duration starting on a Saturday, does it show it spanning 3 days (Sat, Sun, Mon) ? Is there a fix for this please ?