Summary: The view selector in the project window shows the same schedule in different ways. Pick the view that answers your question, from the whole plan to the chain that decides the finish.
Applies to
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product | LYNX-X |
| Version | 28.10.9854.0 |
| Required permissions | Any user who can open the project |
| Last updated | 2026-10-16 |
| Owner | Support |
Definition
A schedule view decides which tasks the project window's Gantt shows. You choose it in the view selector, at the top right of the project window. Every view shows the same schedule: switching views never changes the plan.
A released project offers six views, then Feeding chains with one entry for each milestone buffer and for the project buffer. A project that is not started yet offers two: Design view and Critical chain view.
Purpose
Each view answers one question and shows the tasks that matter for it. A practical routine: Schedule view for everyday work, Schedule view (active tasks) to review what is under way, and Current longest chain view to find out what is holding the project back once work has begun.
Key concepts
| View | Shows | Use it to answer |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule view | The complete current schedule: completed, active and future tasks, with their buffers. | What is the whole plan? |
| Schedule view (active tasks) | The same, without the completed tasks. | What is under way, or can start? |
| Current longest chain view | The chain that now decides progress and the expected finish. It can include a feeding task that has become critical; a critical chain task that has stopped deciding the finish drops out of it. | What is holding the project back now? |
| Critical chain view | The critical chain the project was released against, completed tasks included. | What was the chain we planned around? |
| Baseline view | The schedule saved when the project was first released. A later release does not replace it. | What did we commit to? |
| Active + baseline combined | The current schedule over the baseline positions. | Which tasks have moved since the release? |
| Feeding chains | Choose a buffer: the chain of tasks that runs into it, and the buffer itself. | Which tasks feed this buffer? |
Examples
Critical chain or current longest chain
On T01, a released project, the two views list the same tasks still to do. The difference is the start: Critical chain view keeps the completed chain tasks, Kick-off and Preparation, as a reference.
Current longest chain view starts at the first chain task that is not completed, so it shows only what still decides the finish.
A feeding task that has become critical appears in Current longest chain view, while Critical chain view keeps the chain as it was released.
The chain into one buffer
Under Feeding chains, choose a buffer. On T01, #14 :: Project buffer shows the five tasks that run into the project buffer, and the buffer row.
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Revision history
| Version | Date | Author | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2026-10-16 | Support | New article. |
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