Introducing the new Gantt view
Jul 13, 2025
We are pleased to introduce another view type to the AppGrid suite - the Gantt view. The Gantt view is ideal for viewing and managing work tasks that have relationships to other tasks.
The Gantt view actually provides 3 view types:
task view - your traditional gantt view to see task dependencies
resource view - tasks are grouped by resource
utilization view - heatmap view to show resource utilzation
Task View
The Gantt view allows you to assign resources along with a availability percentage that indicates how much of their work week hours to allocate to the project.
We also provide the ability to reassign tasks from one project resource to another.
It's quite common for companies to execute the same type of project over and over again. For this reason, we provide the ability to clone projects. After cloning a project, you can add additional resources as required and reassign the works tasks using the resource reassignment feature. Once the task resources are assigned, you can delete any unused resources.
The Gantt view provides critical path display and can export data to PDF, Excel and CSV.
Task dependency or task relationship can be established between two tasks in Gantt. This dependency affects the project schedule. If you change the predecessor of a task, it will affect the successor task, which will affect the next task, and so on. Relationship can be established between parent-parent tasks, child-child tasks, parent-child and child-parent task.
Here are the supported dependency types:
Start to Start (SS)
You cannot start a task until the dependent task also starts.
Start to Finish (SF)
You cannot finish a task until the dependent task is started.
Finish to Start (FS)
You cannot start a task until the dependent task is completed.
Finish to Finish (FF)
You cannot finish a task until the dependent task is completed.
Task constraints define rules that control when a task is allowed to start or finish in the project timeline. They help ensure that tasks follow a logical sequence, align with fixed deadlines, and make efficient use of resources. Constraints also support planning for real-world limitations like material delays, team availability, or mandatory compliance dates—making your schedule more realistic and reliable.
Benefits of using task constraints
Task constraints help guide the schedule of each task by applying real-world rules. They serve critical planning purposes and offer the following benefits:
Enforce Task Logic: Ensure tasks follow a defined sequence, especially when one cannot begin until another ends.
Align with Milestones: Anchor key tasks to fixed dates such as launches, reviews, or audits.
Avoid Resource Conflicts: Prevent tasks from overlapping when they rely on the same resources or teams.
Support Scenario Planning: Modify constraints to test “what-if” situations and explore how delays or accelerations affect the timeline.
Meet Business and Compliance Deadlines: Guarantee that mandatory deadlines are met and ensure the schedule supports regulatory timelines.
Improve Planning Accuracy: Account for real-world limitations like material availability or stakeholder input windows.
The AppGrid Gantt view supports a rich array of constraint types:
Constraint Type | Description | Example Use Case |
|---|---|---|
As Soon As Possible (ASAP) | Starts the task immediately once its dependencies are cleared. | Begin development as soon as design is approved. |
As Late As Possible (ALAP) | Delays the task until the last possible moment without affecting successors. | Apply polish to UI just before release to use the latest assets. |
Must Start On (MSO) | Requires the task to begin on a fixed, non-negotiable date. | Partner company begins integration on July 1st per contract. |
Must Finish On (MFO) | Requires the task to end on a fixed date, regardless of its dependencies. | Submit compliance documentation by March 31 due to government regulations. |
Start No Earlier Than (SNET) | Prevents a task from starting before a certain date. | A campaign cannot begin until regulatory approval on August 15. |
Start No Later Than (SNLT) | Requires a task to start on or before a given date. | Financial reviews must begin by September 1 to meet reporting cycles. |
Finish No Earlier Than (FNET) | Ensures the task does not finish before a certain date. | Training can’t end before all participants have completed onboarding. |
Finish No Later Than (FNLT) | Ensures task completion on or before a specific date. | QA testing must be done by July 25 to meet release deadlines. |
Resource View
The resource view makes it easy to see what tasks are assigned to a given resource.
Utilization View
The utilization view makes it easy to see which resources may be under or over utilized. The resource availability and holidays are taken into account when calculating the utilization values.
The date range selector provides the ability to compute utilization by month, quarter or year.
Gantt view users can easily define what range values will be used to drive the utilization heatmap legend.