Step 4: Generate reports

In this article, we'll cover  -

• What is gantt chart
• How to create a gantt chart
• What is time and action report
• How to generate time and action report

 

NOTE: The reports are accessible only for scale-up and enterprise users.

 

 

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1. What is gantt chart

Gantt chart provides a graphical overview of the current state of your product development.

 

 

This report beautifully illustrates the progress of your product development stages through these horizontal timeline bars representing your  set planned dates Vs  the actual dates they were accomplished. 

 

 

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2. How to create a gantt chart

 

⚠️ PREREQUISITE 

☑ Make sure to add your planned start and end dates before generating 
the gantt chart. You can do that through time tracking tool.

Learn more here ➔

 

Step 1: Click on the menu icon  located on the top left corner of your account.

 

 

Step 2: Click on this Reports option from the dropdown menu. 

 

 

Step 3: Click on + add report in the top navigation bar to generate a new report.

 

 

Step 4: A new window pop-up will appear to define your report criteria.   Type in the name of the report and  select gantt chart in the report type field.

 

 

Step 5:  In this object selection field you are going to filter the techpacks you wish to include in the report. 

 Select the source of your techpack search by techpack name itself, a specific folder or through a folder.   type in your search query here.

IMPORTANT: Please enter at least 4 characters in the object name

 

 

 

 

Step 5:  Click  filter and the system will list down all techpacks matching your search query.

 

 

Step 6:  Click on  add to add that techpack in the report. You can also select  add all to report to include the whole list. 

Step 7: Click on  generate report to generate the gantt chart. 

 

 

The gantt chart will be generated with:

The stages - Each stage and it's planned start and end date. Also, the actual start and end date will be shown in the chart

Percentage Completion - Each stage's percentage completed is indicated by the green bar. Learn more how to add percentage completion to your stages.

 

 

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3. What is time and action report

The critical path or TNA is a proper collaboration of time and action. It's a popular tool used in the apparel industry for tracking/monitoring planned milestones to ensure timely deliveries of a product.

A time and action (TNA or T&A) plan define the ideal date/time period within which all major product development and production activities should occur to meet a scheduled delivery window.

 

 

You can generate this report by three filters: techpack, folder, and keyword. 

 

Techpack - The report will be generated for the selected techpack.

Folder - The report will contain all the techpacks in the selected folder.

Keyword - The report will contain all the techpacks with your provided keywords.

 

 

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4. How to generate time and action report

Step 1: Go to add reports and type the  name of the report. Select the  time & action option from the dropdown. 

 

 

Step 2:  Select the object from the dropdown that appears with which you want to filter the chart and  type the name of the object you selected in the space provided.

 

 

NOTE: Please enter at least 4 characters in the object name or otherwise the filter would not be activated.

 

 

Step 5:  Click on  filter and the list of all the techpacks under that object will appear.

 

 

Step 6:  Click on  add to add that techpack in the report. You can also select  add all to report to include the whole list. 

Step 7: Click on  generate report to generate the time & action report.  

 

The time and action report will be generated with:

The stages - Each stage and it's  planned start and  end date. Also, the actual start and date will be there.

Percentage Completion - Each stage's  percentage completed is also mentioned. Learn more how to add percentage completion to your stages.

Each  techpack under the set filter appears as a separate row. 

 

 

 

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