Create a Gantt Chart

You can create a Gantt chart in the user interface designer (UI designer). This type of bar chart is used to illustrate a schedule, typically a project plan.

Here is an example of a Gantt chart from the SAP cloud solution:

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

Gantt Chart in the SAP Cloud Solution

Prerequisites

  • You have created a solution with a business object, a script file, and a floorplan.

  • The Project Management work center is assigned to your business user in the SAP cloud solution.

Procedure

  1. In the studio, in the Solution Explorer, right-click your floorplan and click Open in UI Designer.

    The UI designer opens.

  2. Switch to edit mode ().

  3. On the Designer tab, click Add FlexLayout Row () to add another pane.

  4. From the Toolbox, drag GanttChart to the new pane.

  5. Prepare the data model of the GanttChartPane and define the properties of the Gantt chart elements.

    For more information, see Bind Data Elements to Business Object Elements.

  6. Select the GanttChart bar and, in the Property Explorer under Behavior, set the behavior properties of the Gantt chart bar.

  7. Save and activate the floorplan.

  8. To test the Gantt chart, click Run the component () in the UI designer toolbar.

Result

You have created a Gantt chart that your customer can display and edit in the Project Management work center of the SAP cloud solution.

For more information, see "Maintaining Projects — Gantt Chart" in the documentation of the SAP cloud solution.