Overview
The Gantt chart is one of the most important tools for managing projects in Cora. To help you work efficiently, it includes a variety of icons that provide quick access to key functions and visual cues about task status.
This document serves as a reference guide to:
• Identify each icon displayed on the Gantt chart.
• Show where the icons are located within the toolbar, task rows, or chart view.
• Explain what each icon means and how it can be used when creating, editing, or reviewing schedules.
Icons
Icon | Location | Description |
INFO Column | Constraint: Start no Earlier than is set on the task. Indicates the task cannot start before a specific date. | |
INFO Column | Constraint: Finish no Earlier than is set on the task. Indicates the task cannot be finished before a specific date. | |
INFO Column | Constraint: As late as Possible is set on the task. Task scheduled as late as possible without delaying successor. | |
INFO Column | Constraint: Finish no Later than is set on the task. Task must finish by a specific date. | |
INFO Column | Constraint: Start no Later than is set on the task, Task must start by a specific date. | |
INFO Column | Hard Constraint: Must Finish on is set on the task. Task must finish on a specific date. | |
INFO Column | Hard Constraint: Must Start on is set on the task. Tasks must start on a specific date. | |
INFO Column | Task Information – Hover to view detailed information about the task. | |
INFO Column | Indicates the task is completed. | |
INFO Column | Task is marked as a milestone. | |
INFO Column | Task has specific skills assigned. Yellow when skill is added and no planned cost | |
NFO Column | Task has specific skills assigned. Pink whne rate assigned | |
INFO Column | Task includes additional notes. | |
INFO Column | Task includes attached documents. | |
INFO Column | Task is not in the correct logical sequence. - Only shows when out of sequence enabled | |
INFO Column | Task is not picking up the rate | |
INFO Column | This is a Project. Appears on tasks within a program-level project. | |
INFO Column | Task has dependencies on another project. | |
Duration Column | Duration is based on elapsed time rather than working time. | |
Gantt Toolbar | Gantt tooltip off | |
Gantt Toolbar | Gantt tooltip on | |
| It is Mandatory to populate field | |
Add | When selected provides options to add tasks, projects, import tasks or copy a project | |
Edit | Opens full task details menu of the task selected where users can make changes to the task | |
Delete | Remove the selected task and all its child tasks. | |
Copy to Clipboard | Copies the selected row(s) to clipboard | |
Outdent Selected Tasks | Move the selected task up one level (make it a parent task). | |
Indent Selected Tasks | Move the selected task down one level (make it a child task). | |
Restore Point | Create, delete, or select a schedule restore point to revert changes. | |
Expand/Select | Display all tasks, including child tasks. | |
Collapse to Top level | Collapse the schedule to show only parent tasks. | |
Filtering | Apply filters to display specific tasks or criteria. | |
View Dropdown | Users can manage and create views including their own and those shared with them | |
Status Date | Set a new status date and optionally move tasks to that date. Configure out of sequence settings | |
Zoom/Options | Configure schedule display options. Provides various options for the user to configure the schedule as they please | |
Export from the Gantt | Export the project as PDF, image, or Excel. | |
Tooltips | Enables the tooltip function to give users more information when they hover over something | |
Transfer to Resource Demand | Allows you to send effort and skill demand data from the Gantt chart directly to the Resource Demand section | |
Unlink Material | Remove material linkage from the task. | |
Recurring Task | A task that can repeat at regular intervals | |
Hide In Timesheet | The task will not be shown in Timesheets | |
Materials Quantity shipped under Project threshold |
Select Bill of Materials under my installation -> Features. Setting on project properties | |
Task is Late | Flag to display when my task is late |
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