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      How do I setup a Gantt chart in an IntelliFront BI Dashboard?

      This article will help you to set up a Gantt chart in an IntelliFront BI Dashboard.

      Gantt Chart

      Step 1

      • To add a Gantt chart in your dashboard click on Gantt chart.
      • The Binding menu will open and allow you to select the values you wish to use for your Gantt chart. 

      Step 2

      • Select an ID.
      • Options
      CKPI's and Dashboards: Creating Chart Visual Dashboard item in IntelliFront BI.
      • Caption: This is the heading for the argument selected. It is best to caption the visual with a variation of the question asked at the beginning of creating the dashboard.
      • Data Shaping
      • In this section, you can change the sort order of the value. You can select the coloring options for the data item.
      CKPI's and Dashboards: Creating Chart Visual Dashboard item in IntelliFront BI.
      • Sort Order: You can select Ascending or Descending sort order.
      • Sort By: Select the measure you want to sort this data.
      • Coloring: You can set the coloring options here.
      • Format
      CKPI's and Dashboards: Creating Chart Visual Dashboard item in IntelliFront BI.
      • In this section, you have the option to select the format type of the data from the drop-down menu.
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      • In this section, you can customize the display number of values that correspond to the highest or lowest values of a particular measure.
      • Enable this option by clicking ON.
      • Mode: Specifies whether top or bottom values should be displayed.
      • Count: The number of Values you want to display.
      • Measure: The measure selected which the top or bottom values will be determined.
      • Show "Others" Value: If enabled, all values that are not shown in the top/bottom ones will be displayed in the "Others" value.

      Step 3

      • Select a Parent ID.

      • The Parent ID is the ID of the parent point (task) of this point in Gantt charts. 

      Step 4

      • Select the Set Text of the dashboard.
      • This will set a text of what data you would like to be visible in the Gantt chart. 

      Step 5

      • Select the Start Date and Finish Date of the Gantt chart. 

      • Here, you can preface the Start and Finish date you would like your Gantt chart to display data for. 

      Hidden Dimensions/ Hidden Measures

      CKPI's and Dashboards: Creating Chart Visual Dashboard item in IntelliFront BI.
      • This section can be used to display data analysis by the measures or dimensions that take part of the visualization data indirectly.
      • You can use Hidden Dimensions/ Hidden Measures with the following sections:
        • Data/Filtering
        • Data Shaping
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        • Common
      If the value is already added in the binding menu, you don't need to add it in the Hidden Dimensions/Measures.
      • The Gantt chart will now be clearly visible on your dashboard.
      • A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule. Gantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of the terminal elements and summary elements of a project.