Timeline View - Group All Subtasks under their parent task
Mike Morgan
In the Timeline view, please group all subtasks under their main task in both the timeline view and the list on the right. It's really hard to put these on the timeline when they're not grouped together.
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Vasil Enchev
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Timeline View > No way to group by parent
Randall Lowe
In Timeline View, being able to group by parent task would be hugely beneficial. Right now, I have to use a work-around by creating a custom field, and assigning a unique value for each task, which is just really impractical.
Vasil Enchev
This might be a no-brainer, but can you guys confirm this is a good solve:
Phase 1 - Sort subtasks under their parents.
Phase 2 - Bring List/Board View level collapsing / expanding of parent tasks to timeline.
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Kim Hoang (BF)
Vasil Enchev As a project manager, I report to the Steering Committee at deliverable level, not task level. Tasks are execution details; deliverables are what executives care about.
Right now in ClickUp, I have created two task types: Deliverable and Work Package.
A key feature would be the ability to:
- filter Gantt and Timeline views to show only Deliverables / Work Packages
- expand or collapse all nested tasks under each Deliverable or Work Package when needed.
This would allow PMs to use the timeline directly in Steering Committee meetings to show:
- what deliverables have been completed, and
- which deliverables will start and finish next
I know that you guys are also working on the Portfolio Management feature. Deliverable is a must have for PPM.
PRINCE2 and PMI both emphasize WBS (Work Breakdown Structure), but most tools (including ClickUp) remain task‑centric. Supporting deliverable‑driven planning and reporting would be a major improvement for professional PMs.
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Vasil Enchev
Kim Hoang (BF): In other words: You wish to apply a filter for tasks of type: Deliverable and Work Package, but still be able to see all of their subtasks under them, essentially not filter the subtasks.
I see this is possible in list view; therefore, this should be our goal as well.
Great point!
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Kim Hoang (BF)
Vasil Enchev I am aware and already use filters in List view for displaying my Deliverable and Workpackage task types, but we need the same in Timeline, Gantt, and especially Mind Map. List view is not suitable for presentations at high level.
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is the best way to show the Steering Committee and project team what has been delivered and what comes next at a high level, without going into task details.We’ve subscribed to ClickUp for years but haven’t been able to fully adopt it because the tool is still very task‑centric, not fully project‑centric yet based on our need. As a result, we still rely on MS Project with third‑party tools for Timeline, Gantt, WBS, and PERT views here https://www.criticaltools.com/WBS%20Schedule%20Pro%20Overview.html
We are following your development progress and hopefully can use your tool fully soon :)
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Vasil Enchev
Kim Hoang (BF): Yes, this make sense, thank you for all the details.
Vasil Enchev
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Show nested Subtasks in Gantt, Timeline and Calendar View
Sam Miller
It would be really helpful to be able to see ALL the tasks assigned to me on these Views, regardless of how deeply nested they are. How am I supposed to keep up with everything if I can't see it!
Vasil Enchev
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Put Subtasks under Parent Tasks in Timeline View
Rex N.
Hi, Is there a way to put all the subtask of the project under that one project in the Timeline view? When we have multiple projects stacking on each other, we cannot clearly see which subtask belongs to which project. It would be better if we can organize them a little more. Thanks
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Vasil Enchev
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Keep related tasks/subtasks together on timeline - or make them moveable
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Erika Steuer
It's really awkward when I have multiple projects in a timeline and their sub/parent tasks are not on the same lines or at least directly below/above one another. I group by other fields for reporting and quick views so grouping by project isn't a solution for me.
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Vasil Enchev
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Feature Request: Visually Group Subtasks with Parent Tasks in Timeline View
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Charlotte Berlevik
Hi ClickUp Team,
I’d like to request an improvement to the Timeline view regarding how subtasks are displayed. Currently, when subtasks are expanded, they appear as separate items and can end up far away from their parent task, especially if their dates differ. This makes it difficult to see the relationship between parent tasks and their subtasks at a glance.
It would be very helpful if the Timeline view could visually group subtasks directly beneath or next to their parent task, similar to a tree or nested structure. This would improve clarity and make project planning much easier when working with complex tasks and subtasks.
Thank you for considering this feature!
Vasil Enchev
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Nested subtasks on timeline view
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Anthony Lardo
Treat subtasks in the timeline view the same as list view. Slightly indent them on the list to the left of the timeline so it's easier to see that it's part of a parent task.
Also be able to reorder the subtasks in timeline via drag and drop
Angus Innes
Vasil Enchev please consider this with your current Timeline work 💚
Vasil Enchev
Angus Innes: Yeah, definitely on my radar, thanks for bringing it up! I was about to write here that this is hard to do, but then I had an idea. I'll keep you posted.
Angus Innes
Vasil Enchev Haha, I have no doubt that it would be hard to do, but I hope the value of doing it will be worth the effort!
Vasil Enchev
Angus Innes: I had some progress this weekend - I think sorting children under parents might be a quick win - but up next we should prioritize collapsing and expanding parent tasks too. What do you think? Would that be useful?
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Angus Innes
Vasil Enchev That is looking hot! Totally the kind of thing that would work for me! B3 should be one line below in the way that my mind understands it. But this looks so promising!
Vasil Enchev
Angus Innes: Thanks for the feedback, that's helping me a lot. I can probably tweak the algorithm to be more aggressive and don't reuse parent rows.
I'm just being careful with it because it can open up a lot of white spaces.
Dimitar Dimitrov
Yes!
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Brittany Studmire
Jumping in on this to co-sign. I personally have nested subtasks (down to level 3/4 nesting) that are specific tasks that require travel. I have all of them filtered on the timeline view, but no way to tell what "Level 1" parent task they belong to, because you can only see the direct parent task above it. Very frustrating but trying to figure a workaround.
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