How can I change my timeline view?
The project timeline comes with several built-in viewing options so you can tell (and read) the right story.
Add filters
Filters on your timeline are a handy way to focus on specific work items. You can use them to only show work items that relate to product work, or highlight your team’s “keep the lights on” tasks.
You can find filters at the top of your timeline.
They only show once the field is relevant to the work items in your plan. For example, you’ll only see the Type filter option when more than one work type is added to your plan, and label will only show when you have one or more labels assigned to work items. If a filter doesn’t show at the top of the screen, make sure the field you’re looking for contains a value.
These filters are different from a JQL filter in that they only hide them from the timeline view.
Find out about filters on your timeline.
Change how many completed issues show on your timeline
To change how many completed parent-level work items show on your timeline, go to the View settings menu, then select Show completed. You’ll then have the option to choose the timeframe you’d like to show on your timeline.
This setting only applies to parent-level work items. Story-level work items that are done but belong to an open parent-level work item will still show on your timeline.
Find out how Jira defines completed work items.
Enable dependencies on your timeline
To show or hide dependencies on your timeline:
From your timeline, navigate to the View settings menu at the top-right of your view.
Under the Visual details heading, enable Dependencies.
Find out about dependencies and how they work.
Enable the progress bar on your timeline
Easily monitor the progress of your project from your timeline by enabling the progress bar. The bar that appears beneath the name of a parent work item indicates the progress of child work items. Find out about the progress bar.
To enable or disable the progress bar on your timeline:
From your timeline, navigate to the View settings menu at the top-right of your view.
Under the Visual details heading, enable Progress.
View sprints on your timeline
Sprints created in your Scrum project are automatically shown on your timeline along the top row. To edit or manage these sprints, navigate to the backlog view.
Define a date range
Use the timeframe selector in the bottom corner to zoom in and out on your timeline to view upcoming Weeks, Months, or Quarters.
Change the color of schedule bars
To change the color of schedule bars from the sidebar of the work item:
Select the work item schedule bar to open the sidebar.
Next, select the colored square next to the summary of the work item to open the picker.
Choose your color, and your change is automatically applied.
To change the color directly from the schedule bar:
Right click on the schedule bar (or hold control before clicking).
Choose a color from the menu.
Find out about how you can customize your schedule bars on your timeline.
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