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title: "Taskbar"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BPEdc/2534834955/Taskbar"
format: markdown
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## Overview

The taskbars on the [Gantt timeline](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2535326135) (Gantt chart) represent your project work items (for example, epics, Jira issues, and [basic tasks](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2533687815)).

Each taskbar can immediately provide you with the following information:

- task start/end dates
- color (by default, the color is based on the task status)

![Gantt chart taskbars.](media://e2627043-f5dd-4d94-9af0-c826e3d51e83)

If the task is scheduled or partially scheduled (it has only a start or end date), it will be visualized as a taskbar on the Gantt timeline. 

- The beginning of the taskbar marks the start date.
- The end of the taskbar marks the end date.
- If the start/end date is not defined, the relevant side of the taskbar is faded.

If you cannot see the exact date,[ zoom in](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2535326135) on the timeline or [snipe to its start/end date](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2535326135).

You can add an additional layer of information to the Gantt timeline by selecting the relevant option from:

![Menu options related to the Gantt taskbars.](media://9a00dcdd-c43c-4667-9727-1c78cf83fee2)

- **View**
- **Taskbar**
- **Dependencies**

## View (option)

1. Click the **View** option.
2. From the menu, check one or several options:

- **Baselines**
- **Period warnings**
- **Progress**
- **Critical path**
- **Overdue**

### [Baselines](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2534867453)

If you have baselines created for your tasks, they can be displayed as horizontal lines under the taskbars.

![A baseline under a taskbar.](media://a2cdda88-c08e-4891-a4cd-99bbb1b27776)

### [Period warnings](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2533654806)

The **Period warnings **option adds a yellow overlay to the taskbar to indicate a mismatch between the task's period and that of the child or parent task.

![Period warning on the taskbar.](media://f211ce09-613a-4983-871e-d1a7d7ebe290)

### Progress

The taskbar color gradually fills up as its progress advances.

![Progress on the taskbar.](media://b943f009-9d23-4714-a48d-9c749db50756)

### [Critical path](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2533985535)

If you have created dependencies between the tasks, this option will change the color of the tasks on the critical path to red stripes. 

![Taskbar on the critical path.](media://ebc3d8e1-5592-4618-b989-f3107ce4dd81)

### [Overdue](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2533589811)

Enable this option to see tasks that were not completed on their due date. The color of the due taskbars changes to red, and the number in a red circle indicates the number of due days.

![And overdue taskbar.](media://b4de6df9-3b01-45a8-84ad-f84b7684ddf4)

## Taskbar (option)

1. Click the **Taskbar** option.
2. From the menu, check one or several options:

### Label position

The **Label position** determines where the task summary will be placed in relation to the taskbar. The task label can consist of the Key and/or Summary field values. 

> 📝 You must first check the **Key** and/or **Summary** in the **Show** options.

- Hidden (Removes the label leaving the taskbar blank (but still colored).
- On taskbar (displays the label on the taskbar. If the label is longer than the taskbar, the label is truncated)
- Next to taskbar (displays the label on the right side next to the taskbar)
- Smart labeling (displays summary on or next to the taskbar depending on whether the summary exceeds the taskbar length)

### Show

The **Show** options add more info on/next to the taskbar.

- Key [taskbar label]
- Summary [taskbar label]
- Other scope info (adds an indication on the taskbar when a task is in the scope of multiple boxes)

> ✅ This taskbar indication applies only to boxes of the **Own** [scope type](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2534278271). 
> ✅ 
> ✅ If a task is in the scope of a sub-box, it belongs to multiple boxes but not multiple Own-scope boxes.
> ✅ 
> ✅ ![An icon indicating the task is in the scope of multiple boxes.](media://64027833-10e3-4d4a-b85e-9c4989045af3)

- Dates
- Assignee (adds the assignee avatar/icon)
- Priority (displays the priority icon taken from the built-in Priority field on the left side next to the taskbar)
- [Scheduling mode](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2533327803) (displays the scheduling mode icon on the left side next to the taskbar)
- [Notes](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2534638057)

### [Task color](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2533458807)

Colors the taskbar by its status or by manually selected colors)

## [Dependencies](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2534179481) (option)

The **Dependencies** button controls the visibility of the dependency links on your Gantt timeline. Check the box next to the dependency type you want to see and how:

### Category

- Strong
- Soft

### Display

- Expanded
- Collapsed

### Browse dependencies

Check this option to open the **Dependencies** tab in Gantt’s **[Infobar](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2533557222)**.

## Display task details dialog

Click the taskbar to display more information about the task.

![Task details dialog.](media://6be7dbce-71f1-4b18-b69f-737a471193e9)

## option

The dialog provides the following data:

- Basic info
  - Progress
  - Status
  - Start date
  - End date
  - Scheduling mode
  - In scope of (if the task is in the scope of multiple boxes, all of them will be listed in the task detail dialog)
  - Task ID (a unique identifier that helps the Support Team to troubleshoot your issues)
- Outward dependencies (if there are any)
- Inward dependencies (if there are any)

> ✅ To see more information, scroll the dialog, expand it by dragging its bottom-right corner, or click the **Expand** option in the top-right corner to fully expand it.
> ✅ 
> ✅ ![Task details dialog box fully expanded.](media://00a22d00-1cd0-451f-8a6c-be4e9c845bf2)

### Edit task details

You can [edit task details inline](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2534802721) directly on the task details dialog. The following details can be edited:

- Status
- Start date
- End date
- Scheduling mode

### See task changes

Click the **See changes** button on the task details dialog to open the **Infobar** > **[Change history](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BPEdc/pages/2533753328)** tab. 

If the task detail dialog was expanded using the **Expand** option, you need to click it again to collapse it. Otherwise, the task details dialog will cover the Infobar.