Gantt view: Add task duration as a column option
Caroline Montgomery
From support ticket: Would be helpful to add task duration as a column option in Gantt view
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Ian Lalonde
I don't understand that this is not yet integrated. It's a must for any PM system
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Sean Dalesandro
This is basic functionality of a Gantt Chart. Not only should it display duration, but you should also be able to enter a tasks duration from the start date. E.g. - starts: tomorrow; Duration: one year; then end date automatically populates one year and one day. Please work to add this immediately. Without duration, the Gantt Chart is worthless. Without the Gantt Chart, this is not really project management software. You need someone on your team that has experience in waterfall project management.
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David Velozzi
Sean Dalesandro: agreed this is basic functionality for project management utilizing a Gantt Chart
Joey
Merged in a post:
Gantt chart Improvements
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Adrian Wellman
-Add Duration
-When adding Start date from Gantt View it automatically opens the Due date dialog box. Change to open Start Date
-Ability to move items into different lists in Gantt View, currently only possible from List or table view
- Allow import Export of MSProject files (MPP and XML)
- Add column for Predecessor and Successors
- When you manually update the date it doesn't reschedule dependencies of the linked tasks out like it does when you drag the bar
Joey
Thanks for the suggestions! Adrian Wellman
As this is a few different requests, I am going to merge this with https://clickup.canny.io/feature-requests/p/gantt-view-add-task-duration-as-a-column-option. I also recommend you check out these other requests and add your votes there.
- https://clickup.canny.io/bugs/p/in-gantt-view-select-the-start-date-automatically-instead-of-due-date
- https://clickup.canny.io/integrations/p/microsoft-project
- https://clickup.canny.io/feature-requests/p/dedicated-dependency-columns-for-predecessors-successors
For your last note, do you mind submitting a bug request here? https://dev-forms.clickup.com/f/ad-178677/7S9171Q1N2RSHVISGI
Steve Robinson
This is a massive missing feature for my team. "Start" and "End" are only two pieces of the data I occasionally need to reference, and inferring "Duration" from the two is arduous and backwards for such a powerful system. Absolutely essential need.
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Kirby Nichols
I want to comment here to help the developers understand how absolutely vital "duration" is for a gantt chart. The whole point of a gantt chart is that you enter your tasks with a duration and dependencies, and the gantt chart populates the workflow.
Now you know not just how long the project will take, but also about when you need to purchase items or schedule contractors for upcoming tasks. Without duration, Gantt charting is completely useless. There is a labor-intensive work around (add a Start date and end date that reflects your duration, then use the "Reschedule Dependencies" option to provide the correct timeline.) This is like having an email program with a work-around to "send" a message.
This is so disappointing because everything else about this program is spot-on, including the gold star customer support. But this one missing functionality completely kills it for any real project manager. I'm going to put in the leg work to work around for this project, because I've already invested days of work uploading my tasks, assuming the gantt chart had basic functionality. If there's no duration by the time I start my next project, I'll have to go with a different program. That would be such a bummer!
PS. A note to the developers. Start date, end date, and duration need to be entirely separate entities. Just because I'm starting a task on Jan 1 and it is due on Jan 27 doesn't mean that it will take me 27 days (duration) to complete that task. Don't hesitate to reach out for input! I really want this to work!
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Peter Hopkin
YES YES YES PLEASE.
A task duration, Ideally a column and option to show next the title on the task like.
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Peter Hopkin
YES YES YES PLEASE. Ideally a column and option to show next the titl eon the task like.
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John Smith
I'm trying to find a way to display a task's duration (in days) based on the difference between the 'start date' and 'end date'. I tried creating a custom (formula) field, but whilst ClickUp does appear to support the 'DAYS' function, it doesn't currently appear to enable the 'start date' and 'end date' to be set as the two variables.
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