Multi-Project Timeline
Since InLoox 11.14, you can switch the project list view to a timeline view. This timeline visualizes every project you have a role in, including planning elements (activities, summary activities, and milestones) that have been pinned to the individual project timelines. This gives you a cross-project overview of every important phase and milestone within a customizable time frame.
This view tells you which projects are overlapping, when your next projects start, and when you have some time to breathe because no project is scheduled.
The multi-project timeline visualizes projects and planning elements from the Gantt chart as-is. You cannot edit them in this view. If you need to make changes to projects or the activities and milestones, open the individual projects. Changes are synchronized with the multi-project timeline immediately.
To switch to the timeline view, click the timeline icon next to the list icon in the project list menu.
Filter the Multi-Project Timeline
You can filter the projects in the timeline based on the following criteria:
- Time frame
- Status
- Favorites
- Managers
Filter and Adjust the Time Frame
When you set a certain time frame from the date menu, only projects that start and/or end or are ongoing within this time frame are displayed in the timeline. InLoox references the start and end dates of the project, not the planning dates (Gantt plan start).
InLoox lets you set the following time frames:
- Custom time frame — Pick a start and end date from the calendar.
- This month — Shows all projects that start, end, or are ongoing in this month.
- Next month — Shows all projects that start, end, or are ongoing next month.
- This year — Shows all projects that start, end, or are ongoing this year.
- Next year — Shows all projects that start, end, or are ongoing next year.
- Previous year to next year — Shows all projects with start and/or end dates within this three-year span, or that are ongoing during this time frame.
- This year to the year after next — Shows all projects with start and/or end dates within this three-year span, or that are ongoing during this time frame.
Zoom In and Out
With the two zoom icons, you can zoom in and out of the time frame, showing the entire year(s), quarters, months, calendar weeks, days, or even the time of day.
Status Filter
You can also filter the projects based on their status. Display either all projects or choose a specific project status. InLoox lets you customize the project status in the settings, so you may find many different statuses in this list.
Sort Projects in the Timeline View
You can sort the projects in the timeline view. By default, InLoox lists the projects based on their start dates. Change the sorting by clicking the sort icon in the menu.
You can sort the displayed projects by:
- Name — All projects are displayed in alphabetical order (A–Z).
- Start date — All projects are displayed in chronological order from earliest to latest start.
- End date — All projects are displayed in chronological order from earliest to latest end.
Jump to an Individual Project
When you need to edit one of the projects from the timeline, mark it and then click the icon to open the project in a new browser tab.
Print the Multi-Project Timeline
You can print the multi-project timeline view directly from the project list.
- Switch from the list view to the timeline view to see projects that have planning elements marked as displayed on the timeline. Learn more about how to display planning elements on the timeline.
- Use the filter options to display only the desired elements on the timeline — for example, set a time frame or select a specific person from the project management contacts.
- Click the Print button to open the printing settings. Depending on your browser and printer settings, the InLoox print settings may be overridden.
- Click Print. Depending on your browser or printer settings, you may need to adjust the printing options again.