Gantt Chart view

Table of contents
  1. Access the application
  2. Subjects available in the Gantt view
  3. Toolbar reference
    1. Colour-coding the bars
    2. Filtering and column selection
  4. Export data
    1. Export to Excel
    2. Export to Microsoft Project

Access the application

The Gantt chart is accessed through the Timelines application:

  1. Go to the Timelines application through the topbar.

  2. In the view-toggle bar, click Gantt (line-style icon).

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Subjects available in the Gantt view

Use the Subject dropdown in the top-left of the toolbar to choose what to plot. Gantt is supported for:

  • Mission
  • Payload (Instrument)
  • Data Product
  • ECV (Essential Climate Variable)
  • Space Program
  • Project
  • System

Each subject contributes a tailored set of columns and a configured set of bars (Mission Phases, Project Phases, instrument operational periods, …).

Toolbar reference

See Timelines → Toolbar for the full description of the toolbar buttons (subject dropdown, view toggle, Select columns, Add filter, Reset View, Colors, Export As…, Back to Benchmarking).

Colour-coding the bars

Click Colors in the toolbar to open the Colors dialog where the colour of each bar can be mapped to a property of the element (e.g. Status, Data Type, Categories). The mapping is saved per browser session.

Filtering and column selection

  • The Select columns dropdown shows / hides Parameter Value columns in the underlying grid.
  • The Add filter button opens an advanced filter panel; active filters appear as removable chips in the toolbar.
  • The grid still supports per-column funnels for quick filtering and click-to-sort headers.

Export data

The Export As… split-button on the right of the toolbar exports the current selection. Two formats are supported:

Export to Excel

  1. Apply any filter / column selection you want.

  2. Click Export as Excel (or pick it from the split-button menu).

  3. The Excel file is downloaded to your computer. The file contains both the data grid columns and a representation of the Gantt timeline.

Export to Microsoft Project

  1. Apply any filter / column selection you want.

  2. Open the split-button menu and choose Export as MS Project.

  3. An XML file is downloaded.

  4. Open Microsoft Project on your computer.

  5. Choose Open → Browse.

  6. In the file browser change the format dropdown (highlighted below) to All Files (*.*).

    File Browser

  7. Select the downloaded file and follow the import wizard.

  8. Microsoft Project will display the Gantt chart. Save the file in .mpp format to avoid repeating these steps in the future.