Explore the Schedule
The Schedule displays the Gantt chart of your scenario. Use the Schedule tab to explore your schedule and set controls on activities.
1. Activity list and Gantt chart 2. Zoom controls 3. Activity tabs
Display information about an activity
To display basic information about an activity, open the Information tab.
- Select an activity.
- Click to open the Information tab.
Display the constraints on an activity
To show, add, and remove constraints from an activity, open the Controls tab.
- Select an activity.
- Click to open the Controls tab.
If you specify a date to an activity that is outside the current date range of the Gantt chart, you will lose sight of the activity. Click Reset to zoom out and frame the Gantt chart so that it displays your whole schedule once more.
Display the dependencies of an activity
To show all the dependencies of an activity, open the Dependencies tab.
- Select an activity.
- Click to open the Dependencies tab.
Display the calendars for an activity
To show the standard work week, and the calendar for the tasks of an activity, open the Calendars tab.
- Select an activity.
- Click to open the Dependencies tab.
Zoom in and out
Easily zoom in and out of the Gantt chart with the zoom tools:
Zoom in and out of the chart with . You can also use Ctrl+Scroll wheel while hovering over the chart to zoom.
Zoom to a specific date range by entering dates in .
Quickly zoom in a range with .
Reading the Gantt chart
The Gantt chart illustrates your schedule as a series of bars in a calendar grid. The Gantt chart used in Flow Generative Scheduling uses the following symbols.
Use the Customize menu to choose what to display in the Gantt chart.
Activity types
Summary | |
Milestone (start) | |
Milestone (end) | |
Task |
This activity has no issue | |
This activity has an infeasible constraint | |
This activity is locked | |
This summary is partially locked | |
This activity is partially locked with infeasible constraints |
Locked activities happen when the schedule is imported with activities that start in the past.
Activity names and dependency indicators
Hide or show the activity labels with the option Customize > Show labels.
Summary with its label name |
Hide or show the activity dependencies with the option Customize > Show dependencies. If the predecessors or successors of an activity are hidden from view, then the activity has dependency indicators next to it.
Indicates the activity has one hidden predecessor | |
Indicates the activity has six hidden successors |
Finding activities
The Filter menu offers various filters that allow you to quickly navigate your schedule.
Find all the tasks that use a specific resource class
In the Schedule tab, open the Filter menu.
From the Resources section, select the resources.
The Gantt chart updates as you select resources, and displays only the tasks that use the selected resource classes.
Find all activities with infeasible constraints
As you add more constraints to a schedule, some can become infeasible to enforce. The Filter menu makes it easy to locate activities with this type of constraints.
In the Schedule tab, open the Filter menu.
From the Constraints section, select Has infeasible constraints.
The Gantt chart updates to display only the activities with infeasible constraints.