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3614970 - Why is the Gantt chart shows the bar in red colour?

Symptom

The task bar in the Gantt chart is shown is red colour even though the task is not critical. 

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign 

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Project Management work center. 
  2. Go to Projects view.
  3. Search for the Project ID and open the Project. 
  4. In Gannt chart tab, a project task bar is in red colour. 

Resolution

In the below scenarios, the system will indicate the task bar in Gantt chart in red colour:

  1. If the task end date or duration is greater than header task.
  2. If the task having the Actual dates. Here the earliest start date and latest start date is equal to actual start date. So you have to finish the task within the define end date. 
  3. If the actual date is removed, then it will turn into grey colour.
  4. If the actual date is maintained, then it will show red colour.

See Also

Maintaining Projects - Gantt Chart | SAP Help Portal

Keywords

Red colour in gannt chart, critical bar in gannt chart, project gannt chart , KBA , SRD-PRO-PMN , Project Management , Bug Filed

Product

SAP Business ByDesign 2505