Timeline Format

The xViz Gantt Chart offers formatting options for dates in the timeline header.

Image 1: Timeline formatting with xViz Gantt Chart

Steps to format dates for Timeline:

1. Go to the Advance Editor

Image 2: Advance Editor icon

1. Then, navigate to the Timeline tab, where you will find the Format text box located below the Interval text box.

Image 3: Format text box in Timeline tab

1. Afterwards, you can format the date to determine how dates are displayed on the timeline header.

Image 4: Format Timeline

The final result, the timeline header is formatted, is displayed in the image below:

Image 5: Timeline formatting with xViz Gantt Chart

Format Keywords:

Below are the format keywords for customizing the timeline, along with an example. In this example, the date is August 6, 2024, 3:05:02 AM, and week start is set to Monday. Note that the format keywords are case sensitive.

Format	Notes	Result
YYYY	4-digit year	2024
YY	Last 2 digits of the year	24
MMMM	Full month name	August
MMM	3-letter month abbreviation	Aug
MM	Month number with leading zeros	08
M	Month number without leading zeros	8
Q	Quarter number	3
w	Week number of the year without leading zeros	32
ww	Week number of the year with leading zeros	32
D	Day of the month without leading zeros	6
DD	Day of the month with leading zeros	06
ddd	3-letter weekday abbreviation	Tue
dddd	Full weekday name	Tuesday
h	12-hour clock without leading zeros	3 AM
hh	12-hour clock with leading zeros	03 AM
H	24-hour clock without leading zeros	3
HH	24-hour clock with leading zeros	03
m	Minutes without leading zeros	5
mm	Minutes with leading zeros	05
s	Seconds without leading zeros	2
ss	Seconds with leading zeros	02

Template to format Timeline Header:

Combine keywords with additional words encapsulated in double quotes.

Format	Result in Timeline	Notes
"Q"Q	Q3	The Q between double quotes is extra text
YYYY	2024
MMM	Aug
MMM" "DD", "YYYY	Aug 06, 2024	Comma is added here, similarly any other text or symbols can be added in between double quotes

Note: If the header format is set to 'Combined' or 'Days' in the Timeline options of the Format pane, then the Format text boxes will not appear in the Timeline tab.