How to change the parent task color in the gantt chart provided by microsoft ?

[Chinmay_8706]

Is there any option to change the colour of parent in the gantt chart provided by microsoft on power bi? I dont find any option for that within the gantt chart and i am also unable to find data colors section under format pane also set up the color formatting. Please suggest how can we acheive it? 

[SamWiseOwl]

Duplicate the column you want to use as the parent.

Or create a calculated column that groups the parents.

Use this in the Legend and set the colours:

[Chinmay_8706]

Hi, 

I tried your method but the legend is not allowing me to add one extra item into it(tried both ways duplicate and calculated column). so basically i wanted to change the color of project bucket column which is being used as the task. and in legend we are having the task status which basically records the status of each indidvidual sub task so the colours of each sub task is coming from this. Now when i shrink the parent (project bucket) its showing me the colour code of one of the sub task. i need to change the colour green to blue. 

[v-priyankata]

Hi @Chinmay_8706 
Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric Forum Community. 

The Microsoft Gantt visual in Power BI (by Microsoft) currently does not provide a direct option in the format pane to individually style or change the color of parent tasks differently from regular tasks. This includes the absence of a "Data colors" section for conditionally formatting tasks based on fields such as parent status or task category.

consider using a third-party Gantt visual from AppSource like xViz Gantt Chart or MAQ Software Gantt, these visuals typically offer advanced customization, including color formatting based on custom rules, legends, or hierarchies.

If you'd like to see more formatting options in the default Microsoft Gantt visual, We recommend submitting a feature idea or upvoting one here: Fabric Ideas - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

If this information is helpful, please “Accept as solution” and give a "kudos" to assist other community members in resolving similar issues more efficiently.
Thank you.

[v-priyankata]

Hi @Chinmay_8706 

Could you please confirm if you've submitted this as an idea in the Ideas Forum? If so, sharing the link here would be helpful for other community members who may have similar feedback.

Thanks.

[v-priyankata]

I hope you have submitted, As we haven’t heard back from you, we’re closing this thread. For any further discussions or questions, please start a new thread in the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum  we’ll be happy to assist.

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