Once you have selected a Project from the left hand menu, you can choose to view your Project and its Actions in one of three views: Lookahead, Gantt, or List View.
Lookaheads
Lookahead View allows you to see the bigger picture of your Project. You can look ahead in your schedule to see what Actions take place when and if any other Actions are taking place on the same day.
It is a simpler way to see how Actions and Activities might affect other trades. Each action is distinguished by its own colored cubes that line up with the calendar dates at the top of the screen.
Editing and Updating from Lookahead View
Instead of searching for individual Actions to edit them, you can edit and update your Actions right from Lookahead view.
Single click on an Action to view Action details. Double click on any field to make edits.
To open the Action menu for any Action, click on the three dots next to the Update Status field. When you click on the three dots, this will open a drop down menu that allows you to:
- Add Activity
- Add Assignees
- Open
- Share
- Archive
- Delete
You can also add an action by using the “+New Action” button in the right hand corner or by clicking on the blue “+” button next to the Update Status field.
Gantt View
Gantt view is a way to see your whole project laid out in a visual timeline. You can view all overlapping Actions in one place.
Each Action is distinguished by its own color coded bar that lines up with the calendar dates at the top of the screen.
Editing and Updating from Gantt VIew
Instead of searching for individual Actions to edit them, you can edit and update your Actions right from Gantt view.
Single click on an Action to view Action details. Double click on any field to make edits.
To open the Action menu for any Action, click on the three dots next to the Update Status field. When you click on the three dots, this will open a drop down menu that allows you to:
- Add Activity
- Add Assignees
- Open
- Share
- Archive
- Delete
You can also add an action by using the “+New Action” button in the right hand corner or by clicking on the blue “+” button next to the Update Status field.
Action Dependencies
Actions created in C4 can also include Action Dependencies.
Simply create your Action and go to the Action Dependencies section at the bottom to “+ Add Dependency”. To add a dependency to an existing Action, click on the Action to view the Action Info menu and go to the Action Dependencies section at the bottom.
You can specify the Type of Dependency: Finish-to-Start, Start-to-Start, Finish-to-Finish, Start-to-Finish. You can also include if the dependencies have any Lag time or Lead time.
When you edit an Action's dependencies, you will see a list of all the previously created Action Dependencies for the specific Action you’re looking at.
Once a dependency is created, it will be reflected in your Gantt view. A line will appear and connect the two dependent Actions.
Baseline
Use the Baseline feature to see a visual representation of your crew’s progress and see how that progress matches with scheduled start and end dates.
The faded bars will show you your planned start and end dates. The opaque bars will show you your actual start and end dates.
To go back to the basic Gantt view, simply deselect the Baseline button.
Search and Filter
When you select the Search and Filter button, a menu will open on the right hand side of your screen. Select the type of Action you want to search for: Active Actions, Archived Actions, or Deleted Actions.
After selecting the Action type, use the filters to search for Actions by name, status, location, subcontractor, and date.
To go back to the basic Gantt view, simply deselect the Search and Filter button.
List View
List view is the most simple of all three views. It shows you a basic chronological list of your Project’s Actions and Activities.
You can edit and update in List View the same way you edit and update from Gantt or Lookahead View.