Add tasks to the project time planning (Gantt chart)

If your project also includes a project schedule with activities and milestones (Gantt chart), you can assign project-related tasks to the appropriate activity in the Gantt chart. This is particularly useful if a task is to be completed within the time frame of this activity and it is related to the content. However, you do not necessarily have to assign tasks; they can also exist as "free tasks" in the project.

Assign a task to the project schedule

1. Open the project and go to the Planning.
2. Click on the button "Toggle unassigned task list" in the bar above the Gantt chart:

   

3. A side panel Unassigned tasks will then open on the right. There you will find an overview of all tasks in the project that have not yet been assigned to a planning element (i.e. an activity or milestone) in the Gantt chart.
4. Now click on one of the tasks from the side panel and drag and drop it to the desired position in the Gantt chart. A green line in the planning list indicates where the task is assigned. Then release the task. It is now displayed as a task under the corresponding planning element.

If you want to remove a task from the Gantt chart again, click on the task in the planning list and then right-click on Remove Task. The task will then reappear in the task side panel.

Tip You can also hide tasks in the planning by clicking on the respective button in the navigation bar:

Start and end date of tasks in a Gantt

When you assign a task to an activity, the task automatically adopts the start date and end date of the activity. You may change the start and end date of the task manually. The manually adjusted start or end date of a task assigned to an activity does not influence the start or end date of the activity. 

However, if the start or end date are outside the activity's start or end date, InLoox displays a warning in the task side panel. This warning is also displayed in the task list and in the Workplace.