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title: "Using Timeline View in Ontraccr Boards"
url: "https://help.ontraccr.com/en/article/using-timeline-view-in-ontraccr-boards"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-05-27T10:16:17.463Z"
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# Using Timeline View in Ontraccr Boards

## **📆 Using Timeline View in Ontraccr Boards**  
 

### **Overview**

Timeline View in Ontraccr allows you to visualize your board cards as **scheduled items across a timeline**. This is perfect for project planning, scheduling field work, tracking service windows, and managing start/end dates — all in a clear, calendar-style layout.

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## **🎯 Why Use Timeline View?**

Timeline View helps you:

-   Visualize **when work is scheduled**
-   Spot **overlaps or delays** between cards
-   Monitor project progress across **multiple timelines**
-   Manage **resource availability**, project stages, and task scheduling

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## **🧩 How to Access Timeline View**

1.  Open your board.
2.  Click the **View dropdown** (defaults to “Card View”).
3.  Select **Timeline View**.

✅ You’ll now see all cards with dates as **bars spanning across the timeline**.

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## **🕒 Prerequisites for Timeline View**

To display a card in Timeline View, it must have:

-   **Start Date**
-   **End Date**

### How to add dates:

1.  Open a card and click **Edit**.
2.  Check the box for **“Add Dates”**.
3.  Enter the **Start Date** and **End Date**.
4.  Click **Save** and **Submit**.

Only cards with dates will show in the timeline.

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## **🧰 Timeline View Features**

| Feature | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Zoom Levels** | View by Day, Week, or Month for high or low granularity |
| **Scroll Navigation** | Move across time horizontally and vertically |
| **Color Bars** | Cards appear as colored bars that match their assigned card color |
| **Timeline Columns** | Add extra fields like client name, project value, or status for each row |
| **Click to Edit** | Click any bar to open and update the card directly |

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## **✅ Example Use Cases**

| Use Case | Why Timeline View Helps |
| --- | --- |
| Project management | Visualize project durations and overlaps |
| Field service scheduling | Plan dispatches and technician workloads |
| HR onboarding | Track start dates for new hires |
| Equipment deployment | Manage asset allocation over time |

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## **🧠 Tips & Edge Cases**

-   Use **Timeline Columns** (via Settings) to show context like status, client, or value
-   The **timeline won’t show any cards without dates** — double-check date fields if nothing appears
-   You can still **filter** the timeline to narrow by user, project, or client
-   Use this view in tandem with **card automations** and **date-based tasks** for powerful scheduling