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# Program Timeline

Timeline tab list all the projects that are included in the program and collectively displays the time line, health, progress, and milestones information.

In this topic:

## Viewing Timeline and Progress

Timelines for the program and its contents including projects, proposals, and assets are visible.

By default, only timelines of active contents are shown. If you want to see timelines of the program's closed contents, check the Include Closed checkbox.

### Program timeline

Program start date = earliest project start date

Program finish date = latest project finish date

### Program progress

Program Progress = Sum of (Project Scheduled Effort * Percent Complete) / Sum of Project Scheduled Effort

### Project timeline

Project start date = Schedule start date of project work plan root task

Project finish date = Schedule finish date of project work plan root task

### Project progress

project progress = percent complete of project work plan root task

## Adding Program Milestones

1. Open the program and go to the Timeline tab.
2. Click Add Milestone.

3. Fill the following fields in the Add Milestone window.

   Field (*Required) | Description
   --- | ---
   *Name | Name of the milestone
   *Type | Type of the milestone
   *Planned finish date | Planned finish date of the milestone
   Actual finish date | Actual finish date of the milestone
   *Status | Status of the milestone
   Owners | Owners of the milestone A milestone can have up to 20 owners.

4. Click Add. The program milestone is added.

   If you want to add more than one milestone, click Add more to continue adding.

## Editing a Program Milestone

1. Put your cursor over the program milestone you want to edit.
2. Click the edit icon in the upper right corner to open the Edit Milestone window.
3. Edit the program milestone information as you want.

4. Click Done to save the changes and close the window.

   To delete the milestone, click Delete.

## Managing Program Milestones

Available from version 26.3: The Manage Milestones option is available in the program Timeline tab.

1. Open the program and go to the Timeline tab.
2. Click Manage Milestones to open the milestones list.
3. To edit a milestone, double-click the row, update the fields, and move to the next row.
4. You can edit multiple milestone rows and then click Save once to save all changes.
5. To delete milestones in bulk, click Bulk Delete, select milestones, and then confirm the deletion.

Milestone add, edit, and delete changes are tracked in Viewing Program Audit Trail.

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