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title: "Taskbar"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/DLP/2212497400/Taskbar"
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> Macro (aura-html)

## Overview

The taskbars on the [Gantt timeline](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2211583137) (Gantt chart) represent your project work items (for example, epics, Jira issues, and [basic tasks](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2211352313)).

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://cd837c51-b448-4c9c-bbff-664be9526e98)

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 on the timeline or snipe to its start/end date.

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://ce9238aa-1bc2-414f-aa6f-0e127e2472bf)

- **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/DLP/pages/2212233564)

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

![A baseline under a taskbar.](media://be7b93d4-1494-42ef-9c02-fd8052fee69f)

### [Period warnings](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2212496263)

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://1ddb5cd5-d37c-4686-ba25-2c151f6ac612)

### Progress

The taskbar color gradually fills up as its progress advances.

![Progress on the taskbar.](media://6a42bdb4-83c9-4d71-87a0-f2520f794ce4)

### [Critical path](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2211938910)

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://12577e6b-7343-4677-8810-10e039b5cc55)

### [Overdue](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2211190043)

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://9cf2576b-0b16-466a-bc5b-1626ce4471ab)

## 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/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=dlpdraft&title=NEW%20Scope%20types&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=2024299790). 
> ✅ 
> ✅ 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://98a26037-f8c1-4a98-aba0-f983797c56d5)

- 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/DLP/pages/2211580702) (displays the scheduling mode icon on the left side next to the taskbar)
- [Notes](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2372763817)

### [Task color](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2211190354)

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

## [Dependencies](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2211124471) (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/DLP/pages/2212236886)**.