Swimlane Timeline Latest Released Version

From v5.73 to v5.81

• Added Filtering to the Show Dependency Connectors option to give user more control of what dependencies are shown *NEW*
• Enhanced Sort to include sorting by any field with either Ascending ,Descending, or order encountered in the source data so users can group tasks within swimlanes based on field values. *New*
• Added support of special "quote(")" characters in custom task field names
• Added support of special "ampersand(&)" characters in custom Named Filter labels
• Fixed timeline rows from changing when using the set specific Date Range dialogue
• Fixed tasks from flowing off the page when using the right-click option to individually set swimlane layout style for the top swimlane in the swimlane stack
• Fixed error occurring when selecting "Create Swimlane Timeline" option from within MS Project when the opened MPP files were located on a network server or SharePoint site

From v5.45 to v5.73

Added Page Width Option

• Automatic Page Width (Default)
• Lowest timeline interval  is a constant half inch fixed-width
• Page width grows to fit fixed-width timeline intervals to the selected date range
• Fixed Width Page *New*
• User selects Page width
• The width of timeline intervals vary to fit the selected page width

Added Timeline Rows Option

• Automatic Calendar  Rows (Default)
• Swimlane Timeline determines all timeline rows to display
• Lowest Interval 
• User selects lowest timeline interval
• Swimlane Timeline selects other timeline rows to display
• Custom *New*
• User selects all timeline rows to display
• User selects the ordering of timeline rows

Added Window Highlight Option

• Auto -apply to all pre-selected interval tasks and timeline intervals
• Supports right-click to manually set exact dates
• Window Highlight top and bottom can be manually changed
• Highlight text block can be rotated

Added Summary Field Option

• Display field totals of all tasks within a swimlane or timeline interval
• Supports custom field formats similar to Excel cell format definitions
• Default field format options include round up to Thousands & Millions
• Grand Totals are displayed in field header when Swimlane or Timeline checkboxes are not both selected
• Swimlane summary field column width can be manually changed

Added Named Formats & Legends

• Apply formatting to intervals and milestones based on task field values
• Display associated Legend at bottom
• Three default “Outline Level” Formats included: All, Intervals, and Milestones
• Format definitions reside in custom XML files
• Legends reside in custom VSD files
• Develop additional custom Named Formats withVisibility.biz

Added “Change Folder” Option for Sharing of Custom Named Filters, Styles, and  Formats

• The user-specified folder location is searched when looking for custom Named Filters, Named Styles, and Named Formats and Legends. 

Enhanced Apply Task Text Settings Right-click Options

• Right-click options to apply the currently selected task text format settings to other tasks
• Apply to All Tasks, All Intervals, or All Milestones

Enhanced Task Height

• Renamed "Interval Style" to task "Height"
• Options are Short, Medium and Tall
• Default task text font size changes with height selected

Enhanced Milestones

• Added circle milestone
• Changed milestone text margins to move text further from shape

Enhanced Page Level Right-click Options

• Select All Tasks
• Select All Intervals
• Select All Milestones
• Show Shape Data Window

Enhanced Custom Named Filters

• Support for multiple parenthesis allows complex compound logic

Enhanced Date Indicators

• Renamed to Date Line
• Auto-apply Date Lines to preselected milestones

Modified Show/Hide Manual Task Mode

• Shows Project 2010 tasks set to Manual Task Mode as grey filled
• Removed from default view

Enhanced User Interface

• Re-designed Visio 2010 Ribbons
• Re-designed Visio 2003/2007 Menus &Toolbar

Reduced Installation Requirements

·   Removed dependency on Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO 3.0) for 32-bit Visio 2010 and  Project 2010 environments.  This changes the Swimlane Timeline menu in 2010 Project from “Visibility” to the default “Add-in”.

·    VSTO 3.0 dependent Swimlane  Timeline installations are still available if desired.

From v5.42 to v5.45 

• Added a new MODE feature that supports Dynamic and Batch modes.  In the default Dynamic mode, task operations like Filter, Group, and Sort are immediately applied when selected.  In Batch Mode, task operations are not executed until the user either selects the "Run Batch" option or switches back to Dynamic mode.  Batch mode can be especially useful when working with large source files. 

• Enhanced REFRESH to preserve the currently selected date range.

• Enhanced REFRESH to preserve cross-swimlane Date Indicator line color, weight, and pattern.

• Enhanced REFRESH to preserve Page Names.

• Enhanced STYLE to save and re-apply the current Page Name.

• Enhanced STYLE to display the pull-down menu options alphanumerically.

• Enhanced cross-swimlane DATE INDICATORS to display behind task shapes.
• Enhanced FILE SELECTION dialogue to support source Excel and Project MPP Files located in a mapped SharePoint Document Library.
• Enhanced TASK NAME displayed to ignored leading space characters.  This can be useful when working with Project Server Resource Center extracts.

• Enhanced FILE SELECTION dialogue to support filenames containing the plus "+" symbol.

• Fixed STYLE with multiple Date Markers to no longer create duplicate markers when applied multiple times.
• Added a new Swimlane Timeline installation for the following mixed environment: Visio 2010 and Office 2003-2007with no Microsoft Project that works with Excel source files only.

From v5.39 to v5.42 

From v5.36 to v5.39

• Fixed an issue with REFRESH indicating "No tasks will be visible" when a "Named Filter" had been applied.
• Fixed an issue that occurs when a Filter-by selection filters out an entire swimlane, and subsequent filters are unable to restore any tasks from the previously filtered out swimlane.
• Fixed the issue occuring when making formatting changes to the default START Date Marker that were not being immediately applied to the Swimlane Timeline.
• Fixed the Date Marker text alignment for "Drill-in" pages.

From v5.30 to v5.36

• Added Control Handles to Date Markers to make it easy to tweak their positions
• Added Filter-by "Named Filter" pick list option that activates the APPLY Named Filter dialogue. 
• Added Named Styles support of Visibility Custom Field settings (ShortName, Color, and Type). 
• Added Support for Project schedules that have a blank task as the first task in the schedule
• Added Increased performance for Group-by option when using Excel source files
• Changed task top and bottom task text margins now set to 0 to increase Y-Coord position differences between Upper and Lower task text positions
• Changed Filter-by toolbar window to display the generic "Named Filter" label when any Named Filter is applied
• Changed the Project 2010 Visibility ribbon icons for "Create from Active…and "Create from Open…" to better images.
• Fixed Date Marker text collisions when a Milestone shared the same Start Date as another task at the same position (primarily seen when using Excel source files)
• Fixed Named Filters incorrectly showing "No tasks will be visible..." message when a Named Filter was selected from the Filter-by drop-down menu
• Fixed Named Filter "Define New" and "Change" Copy Row & Paste Row options (Copy, select Row, Paste)
• Fixed the generic custom task field label (e.g., Text4) from being displayed in the Swimlane Timeline Sub-heading