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Following are some of the main features of GanttView that you may find useful:
- Runtime Interactions
GanttView comes with a built-in toolbar to help users quickly access various operations that can be performed at runtime. In addition to toolbar, it also provides dialog boxes that enable you to access some common operations at runtime. For more information, see GanttView Toolbar and Dialog Boxes.
- Task Modes
GanttView supports both automatic and manual scheduling modes to provide greater flexibility and control over project planning. For more information, see Task Modes.
- Easy Task Tracking
GanttView not only allows you to drag a task at runtime but also saves you from the overhead of tracking the changes. It does so by automatically updating the values such as duration, start time, finish time, and other parameters when a task is being dragged to another location.
- Timescale
GanttView provides timescale with three visible tiers, namely top, bottom and middle, which can be used to show the timeline of a project in a chronological order. For more information, see Timescale.
- Customizable Tasks
GanttView provides many task elements which enables you to customize your tasks by setting deadlines, duration,constraints, predecessors, and much more. For more information, see Task Elements.
- Resource Management
GanttView allows you to manage resource pools throughout your project plan. It provides different types of resources and lets you assign any number of resources to a task. For more information, see Task Resources.
- Task Splitting
GanttView allows you to break complex tasks into smaller parts. You can split a task as many times as you need with just a simple click. For more information, see Split Tasks.
- Save and Load
GanttView allows you to store your project schedule as XML. In addition, it provides in-built functionality to load MS Project XML files in GanttView. For more information, see Save and Load.
- Custom Style and Appearance
GanttView provides various options to style and customize the appearance of all its elements such as task bars, fields ,etc. To know more, see Style and Appearance.