Introduction
This guide explains how to create a new milestone. Milestones mark key events or deadlines in your project timeline. You will learn how to define the milestone and choose the right visibility option.
Target Audience
- User
Prerequisites
- Access to a project in Easy8
- Permission to view and edit milestones
How to Create a New Milestone
Step 1: Go to Milestones
- Open the desired project.
- Navigate to Settings → Milestones.
- Click + New milestone in the top right corner.
Step 2: Fill in the Milestone Form
A new form will appear with the following fields:
- Project: Pre-filled with your current project.
- Name: Enter a short name (up to 60 characters).
- Description: Add any relevant information or goal.
- Category: Choose or create a category (optional).
- Date: Select the deadline date of the milestone.
- Default milestone: Optional checkbox to make this the default milestone.
- Milestone sharing: Choose how the milestone is shared across projects.
Step 3: Choose Milestone Sharing
Use the dropdown to select one of the sharing options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Not shared | Only visible in the current project |
| With subprojects | Visible in this project and its subprojects |
| With project hierarchy | Visible in this project, its parents, and subprojects |
| With project tree | Visible in this project and all projects below its top-level parent |
| With all projects | Visible system-wide, across all projects |
The explanation is also shown in the blue box at the bottom of the form.
Step 4: Save the Milestone
Click the Save button to create the milestone. It will now appear in the Gantt view under the specified project and date.
Conclusion
Creating a milestone in Easy Gantt is quick and flexible. You can define key project dates and control where they are visible using milestone sharing settings.
