Milestones Panel

Owned by Instructor
Last updated: Jan 10, 2023 by Vladyslav Sobipan
4 min read

Milestones Panel is an additional panel appearing above the team members' timelines. A milestone is a special event that requires special attention or high-level data like releases, demos, deadlines, events, sprints etc.  

Milestones can add significant value to project scheduling. They represent if a project is on schedule.

There are three ways to add a Milestone:

  1. Create Milestone on Milestones Panel by clicking on it;

  2. Set a Due Date in Jira issue;

  3. Select a project to see Fix Versions.

By default, Milestones Panel is hidden from the dashboard. To open it, click on a flag icon on the right panel toolbar.

Click on an empty cell in Milestones Panel to open a dialog for new item creation.

To create your own event type navigate to Milestones Event Type the page or choose from the list of available options:

  • Milestone

  • Event

  • Release

  • Delivery

  • Deadline

You may add custom Milestone event types as well at AT Dashboard → Configuration → Events → Milestones Event Types page.

Create an Event

When a manager needs to set up an event (e.g., marketing demo) for a specific date and have everybody in the team notified about it, he/she should add an event to the Milestones panel.

  1. Click on the empty cell in the milestones panel

  2. Press Event, give an event a Title, and select a Project

  3. Add external links (if applicable) and press Create
    → A new event is added to the milestones panel.

Tickets with Due Dates

Milestones panel also shows the markers of the due dates:

  1. Set a due date for any task on a person's timeline
    → The indication will be immediately put on a milestones panel

  2. Drag and drop the indication into a date that is earlier than a due date
    → The task on the person's timeline will become of red color meaning it is overdue.     

To activate this issue go to "Administration" -> "Timeline Panel Settings" -> "Display Issues on Milestones Panel based on Due date".

To turn on a warning a couple of days before the due date (title of the ticket becomes bold) possible in "Administration" -> "Timeline Panel Settings" -> "Deadline Warning Period"

Tickets with Fix Version

Fix Version in Jira is used for versioning your Project and to allocate some tasks to a specific release or delivery date. 

ActivityTimeline automatically reads the Fix Versions of a selected project (Click on the ⚙️ icon to choose the projects) and displays these Fix Versions on the Milestones panel based on the Release Date specified for each Fix Version in Jira.

Clicking on a small 'globe' icon on the Release item will navigate a user to Jira's project release page.

Also, a user can add a Release item manually through Milestones Panel#Create an Event screen with the provided link to the ticket.

If the Release date in Jira is set on the 3rd of July then the milestone marked as [Release] with the title of Fix Version will appear on the specified date with a link on the Jira Fix Version page.

It is possible to remove the Release note by clicking on the Red flag icon on the Release note (for manually created milestones only).

 

Sprints on the Milestone panel

Mileston panel also gives the possibility to visualize sprints of the selected SCRUM boards. A sprint is a short, time-boxed period when a scrum team works to complete a set amount of work. Click on the ⚙️ icon to choose the projects Projects and Boards to display.

 

Sprint will be shown for its whole duration (Based on its Start and End date).

 

By clicking on the hierarchy icon, you will be able to see all tasks inside the sprint and their statuses.

Filter On/OFF

The add-on allows switching filters on or off in the milestones panel.

The default value is On. It shows the tickets which are scheduled or planned for this team only.       

If the filter is turned Off, then a user gets more tickets that are assigned to anybody in the company from any team.

 

If you have any additional questions related to the following section, please don’t hesitate to contact our team at: support@reliex.com.

Also, you can check our Quick Start Guide to get started with ActivityTimeline in under 5 minutes.

 

Frequently Asked Question. Read more.

Helpful tips in our Blog.

Questions? Contacts Us.

Contact details for Solution partners.

Search doсumentation

Search doсumentation...