Timeline View
The Timeline View enables you to visualize your project hierarchy over time. This makes it easier for you to understand schedules, dependencies, and progress at a glance. The Timeline view applies all the same grouping and filters as your table view. Our Timeline view also allows you to adjust the start and end dates for your work items, which means you can immediately see the impact of delays or proposed changes to deliverable dates.
Using the Timeline view
Click the Table/Timeline toggle above your table to open the Timeline view.
When the Timeline view opens, it displays the monthly view by default. You can change this to a weekly or quarterly view by selecting your preference from the box in the bottom right of the view.
When you hover over the timeline bar for a work item, Hierarchy for Jira displays an info box containing information about the work item in question.
The information box displays the following information:
- Title
- Work item ID
- Status
- Start date
- End date
- Time in days between start and end dates
- Estimate field - This displays information based on the field you choose to display in Timeline settings.
You can change a work item's start date or end date by dragging the end of the timeline bar. As you move the end of the bar, a tooltip displays to tell you how much you are moving the date by.
Hierarchy for Jira will display an error message if you try to change the Start or End date for a work item without the appropriate permission level, or if you try to change a non-editable date.
If you use the Copy Shareable URL function while in a Timeline view, the URL generated opens in Timeline view when opened by another user. You can also use this to embed the Timeline view in Confluence. See Viewing Hierarchies Outside of Jira for instructions on how to do this.
Much of the functionality available in Table view is also available in Timeline view. This includes:
- Creating custom hierarchies
- Configuring hierarchy structure
- Time Tracking settings
- Applying quick filters
- Creating saved views
- Applying cross-project filters
- Grouping data
Export image
You can export a copy of your Timeline view for use in other applications. To do this, click the Export and share button, and select Export Image from the menu displayed.
You can specify your timeline range as weeks, months, or quarters and a start and end date for the timeline image you want to export. The timeline is displayed in the Preview window.
Click Export to save the image to your desired location.
Timeline settings
You can access the Timeline settings modal window by clicking the Settings button.
Select Timeline from the Settings modal window.
You can configure the following settings for your Timeline view:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Start date field | This setting specifies which field work items use as their start date in your Timeline view. This dropdown is populated with a list of all date or datetime type fields. |
| End date field | This setting specifies which field work items use as their start date in your Timeline view. This dropdown is populated with a list of all date or datetime type fields. |
| Estimate display | This optional setting specifies which estimate field is included in the info box displayed when you hover over a timeline bar. You can select one from a list of hierarchy, time tracking, or child issue fields. |
| Estimate summary | This optional setting specifies the aggregation method used when displaying the estimate field in the info box. The options available are None, Roll up, Sum up, Min, or Max. You can read more about how Roll up and Sum up aggregation works in Column Aggregation. |
The settings you choose here are saved when you save your Timeline view and will carry across when you open your saved Timeline view in the future.