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title: "Building and Managing a Gantt Chart Inside a Project in Ontraccr"
url: "https://help.ontraccr.com/en/article/building-and-managing-a-gantt-chart-inside-a-project-in-ontraccr"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-06-06T23:39:25.090Z"
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# Building and Managing a Gantt Chart Inside a Project in Ontraccr

## 📅🛤️ **Building and Managing a Gantt Chart Inside a Project in Ontraccr Overview**  
 

Need a clear **timeline view** of your project?

The **Gantt tab** inside each project lets you **build a project-specific Gantt chart**, giving you a visual schedule of tasks, timelines, and dependencies — without needing any external tools!

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## 🎯 **Why Use the Project Gantt Chart?**

-   **Visualize your full project timeline** clearly.
-   Break projects down into **tasks and phases**.
-   **Manage dependencies** (what needs to finish before something else starts).
-   Track **progress visually** as work moves forward.
-   Export or update schedules easily.

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## 🛠️ **How to Build a Gantt Chart Inside a Project**

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### **➕ Create a New Gantt Chart**

Inside the **Gantt** tab:

-   Click **New**.
-   Choose either:
    -   **Add Task** (create tasks manually one-by-one)
    -   **Import Tasks** (upload a Microsoft Gantt file)

✅ Perfect for both small and large project setups!

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### **📝 Adding Tasks Manually**

When you **Add Task**, fill in:

-   **Task Name** (e.g., "Foundation Pouring")
-   **Start Date**
-   **End Date**
-   (Optional) **Assign a Responsible User**
-   (Optional) **Link to Dependencies** (other tasks that must be completed first)

✅ Tasks are automatically laid out on the Gantt timeline!

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### **📥 Importing a Gantt File**

-   Upload a Microsoft Gantt (.xml) file.
-   Ontraccr will **map and create tasks** based on your upload.

✅ Great for clients who prepare schedules in external tools and want to bring them into Ontraccr.

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## **📈 What You See in the Gantt Tab**

-   **Task Bars** showing timelines from Start to End.
-   **Color Coding** based on Status (e.g., Not Started, In Progress, Completed).
-   **Dependencies** shown with lines/arrows.
-   **Zoom Controls** (view by Days, Weeks, or Months).

✅ A full, clean visual project schedule!

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## **🛠️ Managing the Gantt Chart**

-   **Drag and Drop** Tasks:
    -   Move tasks along the timeline to adjust Start or End dates.
-   **Edit Tasks**:
    -   Click a task to edit Name, Dates, Responsible Users, and Links.
-   **Zoom In/Out**:
    -   Focus tightly on short periods or zoom out for long-term views.
-   **Highlight Critical Paths** (if enabled):
    -   See tasks that directly affect the final project completion date.

✅ Stay flexible while keeping project timing under control!

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## **🧠 Tips & Edge Cases**

**Use Dependencies Carefully**:

Link tasks logically (e.g., "Excavation" must finish before "Foundation Pouring" starts).

**Gantt is Project-Specific**:

The Gantt chart you build here is **only for this project** — it doesn’t affect company-wide schedules.

**Schedule in Main Gantt Too** (Optional):

You can also manage a consolidated Gantt across all projects from the Scheduling > Gantt view.

**Import for Speed**:

If schedules are already prepared externally, uploading saves a lot of setup time.

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## **✅ Example Scenario**

You’re managing a school renovation project:

-   Add tasks like "Demolition," "Electrical Rough-In," "Framing," "Drywall," and "Final Inspections."
-   Set start/end dates based on your project plan.
-   Link dependencies (e.g., "Drywall" can't start until "Electrical" is complete).
-   As work progresses, you update statuses — instantly seeing if you're ahead or behind.

All managed visually inside the project!

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## 🚀 **Summary**

The Gantt Tab in Ontraccr gives you a **visual, easy-to-manage schedule** directly inside each project — helping you plan, track, and deliver projects **on time and on target**.