View the Activity Network

The Activity Network on the Activities page is a view that displays a full diagram of the activities and relationships in your project, organized by their WBS nodes. Use the Activity Network to view activity and relationship information, track the sequence of activities in your project, and focus on driving relationships and critical activities. Select individual WBS nodes to break down the Activity Network into smaller segments.

To view the Activity Network:

1. Navigate to the Activities page
   1. In the object selector, select ﱆ Project or  Program, and then select a project or a program from the list.
   2. From the  Main Menu, select  Schedule, and then select Activities.
2. On the Layout  menu, select the  Activity Network View icon.
3. In the Activity Network, select an activity or relationship line to view its details. Select the project name or an individual WBS node in the table to view its associated activities in the view.
4. Use the following tools to configure the Activity Network display:
   •  Zoom In: Zoom in on the displayed sequence of activities.
   •  Zoom Out: Zoom out of the displayed sequence of activities.
   •  Zoom to Fit: Reset the display to the default magnification.
   •  Show Driving Relationships: Toggle the display of non-driving relationship lines.
   •  Show Critical Activities: Dim non-critical activities and relationship lines so critical activities are displayed more prominently.

Tips

• Select  Settings to configure the Activity Network settings.
• The following indicators are used in the Activity Network view:
  • Critical activities and relationships are represented using red tiles, red borders, and red lines. Activity tiles on the critical path display an exclamation point icon.
  • Non-critical activity tiles are white, and non-critical relationship lines are black.
  • Solid lines indicate a driving relationship, while dotted lines indicate a non-driving relationship.
  • Completed activities display a completed icon in their tiles. Start or finish milestones display a diamond in their tiles.
• Select  Download beneath the diagram to download the displayed sequence as a .png file.
• The view option you select on the Layout  menu can be saved as part of a view.
• You can temporarily add a filtered activity to the current view by selecting the activity name in the Activity Network. A tooltip provides more information about the filtered activity when you place your cursor above the activity name. Refreshing the page reapplies all current filters and removes filtered activities from view.