Simple Gantt Chart Solution???
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My manager wanted me to find a good Gantt Chart creator that teams can use at our company. We don't want the price or complexity of MS Project. We don't want users to see things like Cost Analysis and Employee Information. What we are looking for is a simple chart that will let us list tasks, set milestones and deadlines, set dependencies, and show progress. I have looked at smartdraw and project kick start. Anyone have anything good to say about these or other solutions. Also, would it be feasible to purchase Dundas charts and kick one out ourselfs on a short timescale? Thanks all. I came here because you guys are in the know! :thumbs-up:
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My manager wanted me to find a good Gantt Chart creator that teams can use at our company. We don't want the price or complexity of MS Project. We don't want users to see things like Cost Analysis and Employee Information. What we are looking for is a simple chart that will let us list tasks, set milestones and deadlines, set dependencies, and show progress. I have looked at smartdraw and project kick start. Anyone have anything good to say about these or other solutions. Also, would it be feasible to purchase Dundas charts and kick one out ourselfs on a short timescale? Thanks all. I came here because you guys are in the know! :thumbs-up:
Our company sells an ActiveX Gantt Component. Take a look and download a trial if you want. Click Here Jason
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Our company sells an ActiveX Gantt Component. Take a look and download a trial if you want. Click Here Jason
What would I have to do to make an application with it that stores its data in MS SQL? Can I really get a program running in minutes like the website says? Let's say I start from scratch, with a new VS 2003 MFC application. I have all of the code I need to read and write SQL data. Would I be able to wire up the ActiveX control in an afternoon?
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What would I have to do to make an application with it that stores its data in MS SQL? Can I really get a program running in minutes like the website says? Let's say I start from scratch, with a new VS 2003 MFC application. I have all of the code I need to read and write SQL data. Would I be able to wire up the ActiveX control in an afternoon?
If you have all your data in MS SQL (the data related to tasks, and whatever else you want to display) then yeah, it shouldn't take you too long to build an app with it. You basically just apply a few cosmetic values so things look the way you want, define a table format for the records you'll be inserting and then loop through your data and insert nodes into the control. I think there is a user's/programmers' guide doc you can download in PDF. Seriously though, if you consider going with that control contact them and let them know if you need help or have questions. They're willing to help you with any questions you might have. I don't know as much about the control as some of the other guys there that have worked more closely with it. Jason
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My manager wanted me to find a good Gantt Chart creator that teams can use at our company. We don't want the price or complexity of MS Project. We don't want users to see things like Cost Analysis and Employee Information. What we are looking for is a simple chart that will let us list tasks, set milestones and deadlines, set dependencies, and show progress. I have looked at smartdraw and project kick start. Anyone have anything good to say about these or other solutions. Also, would it be feasible to purchase Dundas charts and kick one out ourselfs on a short timescale? Thanks all. I came here because you guys are in the know! :thumbs-up:
PanBee[^] - has two versions (Basic and Pro). They peg themselves as "an inexpensive alternative to MS Project" Might be something worth checking out. -- Edward Livingston (aka ExtraLean) -- "I still maintain that seeing a nipple is far less disturbing than seeing someone get their brains blown out." -- Chris Maunder
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If you have all your data in MS SQL (the data related to tasks, and whatever else you want to display) then yeah, it shouldn't take you too long to build an app with it. You basically just apply a few cosmetic values so things look the way you want, define a table format for the records you'll be inserting and then loop through your data and insert nodes into the control. I think there is a user's/programmers' guide doc you can download in PDF. Seriously though, if you consider going with that control contact them and let them know if you need help or have questions. They're willing to help you with any questions you might have. I don't know as much about the control as some of the other guys there that have worked more closely with it. Jason
One thing I just thought about that I thought you might be wondering about - I'm not familiar enough with the control to know for sure whether or not it exposes events and other functionality that would make it easy to provide write-back (to MSSQL) functionality - if you are looking for that ability. I'm not saying it can't be done - Just wanted to say that in case you were wondering.
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My manager wanted me to find a good Gantt Chart creator that teams can use at our company. We don't want the price or complexity of MS Project. We don't want users to see things like Cost Analysis and Employee Information. What we are looking for is a simple chart that will let us list tasks, set milestones and deadlines, set dependencies, and show progress. I have looked at smartdraw and project kick start. Anyone have anything good to say about these or other solutions. Also, would it be feasible to purchase Dundas charts and kick one out ourselfs on a short timescale? Thanks all. I came here because you guys are in the know! :thumbs-up:
The Enterprise Edition of the Dundas Chart is capable of creating Gantt Charts (a well as many others!). Our samples set even shows one with multiple tasks, progress bars and dependency arrows. Using the sample, it could easily be extended to show milestones and deadlines using markers. Additionally, the custom paint events afford you the ability to further customize the appearance of the chart. Please download an evaluation version of the chart to see for yourself. It is available at: Dundas Chart for .NET Download Page Thanks Andrew Bryan Program Manager Dundas Chart for .NET Dundas Software
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My manager wanted me to find a good Gantt Chart creator that teams can use at our company. We don't want the price or complexity of MS Project. We don't want users to see things like Cost Analysis and Employee Information. What we are looking for is a simple chart that will let us list tasks, set milestones and deadlines, set dependencies, and show progress. I have looked at smartdraw and project kick start. Anyone have anything good to say about these or other solutions. Also, would it be feasible to purchase Dundas charts and kick one out ourselfs on a short timescale? Thanks all. I came here because you guys are in the know! :thumbs-up:
I'm open for a good Gantt chart solution also, I have a group of schedulers that spend most of their days planning and scheduling for a very complex project. They are using MS Project w/SQL Server 2000 on the back end that houses the data. However, when the DB throws an error like not being able to write a dup key in a table with a UNIQUE Costraint within the INDEX, it basically ceases all operations until we can re-biuld the indexes and start over, and that sucks for us SQL Developers and the Schedulers. Does DUNDAS have a Gantt Chart? or would anyone recommend the one posted in the previous thread, if so, I will pose this as a solution to the ongoing problems with MS Project and SQL Server 2000. I'm sure that the department head will welcome the idea. Thanks In Advance Tony
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I'm open for a good Gantt chart solution also, I have a group of schedulers that spend most of their days planning and scheduling for a very complex project. They are using MS Project w/SQL Server 2000 on the back end that houses the data. However, when the DB throws an error like not being able to write a dup key in a table with a UNIQUE Costraint within the INDEX, it basically ceases all operations until we can re-biuld the indexes and start over, and that sucks for us SQL Developers and the Schedulers. Does DUNDAS have a Gantt Chart? or would anyone recommend the one posted in the previous thread, if so, I will pose this as a solution to the ongoing problems with MS Project and SQL Server 2000. I'm sure that the department head will welcome the idea. Thanks In Advance Tony
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The Enterprise Edition of the Dundas Chart is capable of creating Gantt Charts (a well as many others!). Our samples set even shows one with multiple tasks, progress bars and dependency arrows. Using the sample, it could easily be extended to show milestones and deadlines using markers. Additionally, the custom paint events afford you the ability to further customize the appearance of the chart. Please download an evaluation version of the chart to see for yourself. It is available at: Dundas Chart for .NET Download Page Thanks Andrew Bryan Program Manager Dundas Chart for .NET Dundas Software
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The Gantt chart itself is a simple chart type that accepts 2 Y values: one for a start and end for a bar to be painted. The Dundas Chart provides a basic Gantt chart to allow the user to get the look that is desired. A Gantt series when used in combination with other Gantts series can be drawn such that it produces a similar output to MS Project. Couple this with the access that we provide to the GDI+ graphics object and you can further customize the appearance of the chart with the painting of arrows or other decorations. We have provided samples that show how to further decorate. You can take a look at some Gantt charts that are visible from our website: Dundas Chart Gallery Dundas Chart Online Sample Collection (in the Chart Samples link go to the Chart Gallery to find the Gantt chart). You can download an fully functioning evaluation version of Dundas Chart for .NET from our website. Go to our download page Thanks Andrew Bryan