View and edit a multi-stage project timeline
The project timeline summarizes the stages of a multi-stage project in a calendar layout so you can visualize stages, milestones, and dependencies as well as quickly view the status, duration, and start and end dates of the project. The progress bar at the top of the Timeline tab shows the progress of the project in terms of the stages complete. A stage can have multiple preceding stages and multiple succeeding stages. A predecessor is a stage that must be finished before the succeeding stage can begin. For example, a photoshoot must be completed before the resulting photos can be used in a print layout. You can use the timeline to add or edit dependencies.
To view and edit a multi-stage project timeline:
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On the menu bar, click Project > Projects.
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On the Projects page, click the multi-stage project you are interested in.
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On the project details page, click the Timeline tab. You can use this tab to add stages and milestones, if needed.
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To manipulate stages, milestones, and dependencies interactively, on the chart, move the slider to change the start and end dates (that is, the duration) of a stage or to move a milestone.
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Use the arrow connectors to add dependencies.
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If needed, click Actions
next to any stage and choose from the following:Action
Description
Start stage
Changes the stage status from Not started to In progress. If this is the first stage of the project, this action effectively starts the project.
Complete stage
Changes the stage status from In progress to Complete. If this is the final stage of the project, this action effectively finishes the project.
Reset stage
Changes the stage status from Complete to Not started.
Complete milestone
Changes the milestone status from Not started to Done. If this is the final stage of the project, this action effectively finishes the project.
Reset milestone
Changes the milestone status from Done to Not started.
Edit
For stages, lets you edit the stage and change its status to Not started or In progress.
Edit
For milestones, lets you change the milestone status to Not started.
Quick view
Displays the details page for the stage or milestone.
Add sub-stage
Adds a sub-stage to the current stage.
Add linked stage
Adds a linked stage to the current stage or milestone.
Add linked milestone
Adds a linked milestone to the current stage or milestone.
Delete
All statuses
When you modify the duration of a stage or add a predecessor relation to a stage, Sitecore Content Hub recalculates the start date, end date, and overall duration of the multi-stage project.