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Anonymous
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7 years ago

As Timeline x-axis help

I have been using (successfully) the custom visual "As Timeline" to represent start/stop intervals on a non-time based measurement (measuring a task from start to stop, every day, based on non-sequential linear length).  It's pretty good at working, however today an executive asked very specifically about adding a grid like one might see on a normal graph.  I haven't ever turned this on because when you turn on the x-axis, it shows linear distances as "time" because the visualization is programmed to, I'm guessing, only work with time scales.  Does anyone have any recommendations or replacement options?  The developer has turned off the ability to reach out for support so not sure what to do.

 

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    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      7 years ago

      A Gantt chart won't work, because on a certain task (one band), it will only show one start & one end.  The kind of visualization I'm using/looking for will allow daily logs of start/stop (based on location) and group those together in one band, showing gaps.  So if a task was done from MP1 to MP5 on day one and on day two it was MP6 to MP8, then the band would show a gap from MP5 to MP6.

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      7 years ago

      Okay, I am trying to use the "Gantt" custom visualization, but there's a lot of issues.  When in formatting, and I try to toggle on "Group Tasks", it immediately turns it off again without clicking.  Same with other things in the visualization.  Also the axis still shows as time/dates and not a simple 1, 2, 3, 4...

      • v-evelk's avatar
        v-evelk
        Microsoft Employee
        7 years ago

        Please clarify the issue with screens and detail description.

        What type of Gantt do you try to use, MS Gant or MAQ Software Gantt?

         

        If you need some specific functionality, you always can fork MS Gantt repository, modify it and adjust for your needs.

        Also you can describe what features you need in detail and we will add them in our backlog to implement them later.

        If you try to use MAQ Software Gantt it will be better to contact them directly to request some new features.

         

        Evgenii Elkin,
        Software Engineer
        Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals
        [email protected]