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bmg262
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Visual Resource Load on Gantt Chart

Hello,

 

I'm newer to Power BI, and trying to build some reporting for my team.  Members are allocated to different projects, and I'm trying to build a visualization that shows how heavily utilized everybody is.  I'm using Gantt 3.0.12.0 and it's doing most of what I need, but the utilization is proving to be a challenge.

 

My source data is organized as follows:

 

Data.jpg

 

The Gantt view I've been able to create is as follows:

 

Gantt.jpg

I'd like the bars on the Gantt to show a different color for 100% and 1-99%, and be blank for 0%.  It could also be a gradient to show the percentage (eg half opacity or color at 50%, etc).  Ultimately, when a resource is collapsed (and individual clients aren't viewable), I'd like the summary level bar for that person to differentiate similarly.  If it's possible to show planned vs confirmed work too, that would be a bonus.

 

Has anybody done something similar before?  Or does anybody know where to start with the Gantt control?

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Anonymous
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Hi @bmg262 ,
 
Thank you for reaching out in Microsoft Community Forum.
 
Thank you @SaiTejaTalasila    for the helpful response.
 
Please follow below steps to Show Utilization by Color in Gantt Chart;
 
1.Create a new column to classify allocation as:
 
    100%, Partial (1–99%), or 0%.
 
2.Combine allocation and status into a new column (e.g., "Confirmed - Partial").
 
3.Use this new column in the Gantt chart’s color/legend field to visually differentiate bars.
 
4.Customize data colors in the Gantt settings (e.g., dark for 100%, light for partial, blank for 0%).
 
Please continue using Microsoft Community Forum.
 
If this post helps in  resolve your issue, kindly consider marking it as "Accept as Solution" and give it a 'Kudos' to help others find it more easily.
 
Regards,
Pavan.

 

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v-echaithra
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Hi @bmg262 ,

As we haven’t heard back from you, we wanted to kindly follow up to check if the solution provided for the issue worked? or Let us know if you need any further assistance?
If our response addressed, please mark it as Accept as solution and click Yes if you found it helpful.

 

Regards,
Chaithra.

Anonymous
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Hi @bmg262 ,
 
Thank you for reaching out in Microsoft Community Forum.
 
Thank you @SaiTejaTalasila    for the helpful response.
 
Please follow below steps to Show Utilization by Color in Gantt Chart;
 
1.Create a new column to classify allocation as:
 
    100%, Partial (1–99%), or 0%.
 
2.Combine allocation and status into a new column (e.g., "Confirmed - Partial").
 
3.Use this new column in the Gantt chart’s color/legend field to visually differentiate bars.
 
4.Customize data colors in the Gantt settings (e.g., dark for 100%, light for partial, blank for 0%).
 
Please continue using Microsoft Community Forum.
 
If this post helps in  resolve your issue, kindly consider marking it as "Accept as Solution" and give it a 'Kudos' to help others find it more easily.
 
Regards,
Pavan.

 

SaiTejaTalasila
Super User
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Hi @bmg262 ,

 

You can check xviz custom visual -

https://xviz.com/blogs/monitoring-managing-projects-in-gantt-chart-using-alerting-configurations/

 

With regular Gantt chart you can't achieve it.

 

Thanks,

Sai Teja 

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