A Current Year Gantt chart is a type of bar chart used in project management to visualize the schedule of tasks and activities for a project within the current calendar year. The Gantt chart displays the timeline of the project along the horizontal axis typically representing time, with tasks or activities represented as bars along the vertical axis. Overall, a Current Year Gantt chart is a valuable tool for project managers to plan, track, and manage projects effectively within the timeframe of the ongoing year. It provides a clear visual representation of the project schedule, helping to ensure that tasks are completed on time and within scope.

Let's look at the Data and Chart options for this Current Year Gantt Chart. Current Year Gantt Charts are used to display project data, therefore the Current Year Gantt Chart will be utilizing the Project - pm_project table.

Conditions: Setting conditions allows you to query the table you are building the chart off of.

Start Field: A Field within a database table that indicates the start date or time of a particular event, process, or task. For this Current Year Gantt Chart example the Start Field is looking at the Planned start date -start_date.

End Field: In database management systems, End Field is a data field that stores the end date or time of an event or activity. For this Current Year Gantt Chart the End Field is looking at the Planned end date - end_date.

Color By: Allows users to organize data based on specific fields or criteria.

Limit: The limit can be set to limit the amount of entries on the Current Year Gantt Chart.