Using Gantt View
Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer
What Is It?
The Gantt view displays the estimated length and chronological order of jobs by schedule. For an accurate display, the average run time of jobs must be calculated frequently by the SMA_JOBAVG utility. Refer to SMA Job Average in the Concepts online help. To change Gantt preferences, refer to Setting Preferences for Gantt.
The Gantt screen displays schedule dates and all jobs in start time order for a selected day. Lines connect dependent jobs when dependencies exist. To display schedule and job information, you must first activate the Listen for selection changes in other views button on the Gantt toolbar.
The Send the current selection to other views button must also be activated in another view (e.g., Daily list and/or Matrix).
The Gantt screen displays only first-level schedule jobs. Individual jobs on a subschedule are not shown, but the Container job is.
Gantt View Toolbar
The Gantt view has a toolbar for performing actions in the view. Select any icon on the toolbar below to learn more about its functionality.
Gantt View Right-click Menu
right-clicking in the Gantt view shows the following menu items:
- Zoom in: Allocates more time to each column, showing less total time on screen
- Zoom out: Allocates more time to the entire screen display. Continued zoom out changes the column time allocation from hours to days
- Find Job: Opens the Find a Job dialog showing jobs from the currently displayed schedule
right-clicking on a Job icon shows job-related menu items. Refer to Job Right-click Menu for more detail.
Related Topics
Configuration Options
| Setting | What It Does | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom in | Allocates more time to each column, showing less total time on screen | — | — |
| Zoom out | Allocates more time to the entire screen display. | — | — |
| Find Job | Opens the Find a Job dialog showing jobs from the currently displayed schedule | — | — |
FAQs
Q: What can you do with Gantt View?
Gantt View allows you to gantt view toolbar, gantt view right-click menu.
Q: Who has access to Gantt View?
Access to Gantt View is controlled by the privileges assigned to your OpCon role. Contact your system administrator if you need access.
Glossary
Subschedule: A schedule that runs as a child process within a Container job, allowing hierarchical, nested workflow automation where a parent schedule can trigger and monitor an entire child schedule.
Container Job: A job type that runs a subschedule. Container jobs enable hierarchical schedule structures and support properties and events just like standard jobs.
Resource: A numeric variable in OpCon representing a finite pool. Jobs can be configured to require a set number of resource units to run, limiting concurrent executions and preventing resource contention.
Role: A named security profile in OpCon that groups privileges together. Roles are assigned to user accounts to control which features, schedules, jobs, machines, and administrative functions a user can access.
Privilege: A specific permission granted through an OpCon role that controls access to a feature, function, or object type. Privileges are organized into categories such as Function Privileges, Machine Privileges, Schedule Privileges, and Access Codes.
Schedule: A named container for jobs in OpCon, built for a specific date to create that day's automation. Schedules define build settings, frequencies, and the jobs that run within them.
Job: The fundamental unit of work in OpCon. A job defines what to run, on which machine, when to start, and what conditions must be met. Job results are tracked and can trigger events and notifications.
OpCon: Continuous' workflow automation platform. The OpCon server includes the database, SAM and Supporting Services (SAM-SS), and graphical user interfaces. agents installed on target platforms run jobs and report results.