Syncfusion.AspNetMvc.Gantt

Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC Gantt Chart Component

The ASP.NET MVC Gantt control is used to visualize and manage project schedules by displaying tasks, durations, dependencies, and progress in a timeline-based view, ideal for project management applications.

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Key Features

• Timeline Task Visualization: Displays tasks as bars along a timeline with configurable time ranges and zoom levels
• Task Dependencies: Supports all 4 dependency types (Finish-to-Start, Start-to-Start, Finish-to-Finish, Start-to-Finish)
• Editing Capabilities: Inline editing, dialog editing, and taskbar drag-and-drop for flexible task updates
• Baseline Comparison: Support for comparing planned vs. actual schedules for performance tracking
• Critical Path Highlighting: Automatic highlighting of the critical path for project risk management
• Resource Allocation: Resource allocation and workload view for balancing team capacity
• Export Support: Export to PDF and Excel formats for reporting and sharing
• Performance: Virtualization for efficiently handling large datasets
• Customization: Custom event templates, progress visualization, and styling
• Accessibility: Full keyboard navigation and screen reader support

Common Setup

These setup steps are required only once for your application, regardless of which Syncfusion components you use.

1. Install Base NuGet Package

Install-Package Syncfusion.EJ2.MVC5

2. Add Namespace Reference

Edit Web.config under the Views folder and add the Syncfusion.EJ2 namespace:

<system.web.webPages.razor>
    <host factoryType="System.Web.Mvc.MvcWebRazorHostFactory, System.Web.Mvc, Version=5.2.7.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
    <pages pageBaseType="System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage">
        <namespaces>
            <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc" />
            <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax" />
            <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html" />
            <add namespace="System.Web.Routing" />
            <add namespace="Syncfusion.EJ2"/>
        </namespaces>
    </pages>
</system.web.webPages.razor>

3. Add Stylesheet & Script References

In your layout file (~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml), add the following in the <head> section:

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <title>@ViewBag.Title - Syncfusion Application</title>
    
    <!-- Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC controls styles -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/{{ site.ej2version }}/fluent.css" />

    <!-- Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC controls scripts -->
    <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/{{ site.ej2version }}/dist/ej2.min.js"></script>
</head>

4. Register Script Manager

At the end of the <body> tag in your layout file (~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml):

<body>
    @RenderBody()
    
    <!-- Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC Script Manager -->
    @Html.EJS().ScriptManager()
</body>

Quick Start

Step 1: Add ASP.NET MVC Gantt control

Add the Syncfusion ASP.NET MVC Gantt control ~/Views/Home/Index.cshtml page:

@model List<GanttDataSource>

@Html.EJS().Gantt("Gantt").DataSource((IEnumerable<object>)Model).Height("450px").TaskFields(ts => ts.Id("TaskId").Name(
    "TaskName").StartDate("StartDate").EndDate("EndDate").Duration("Duration").Progress("Progress").ParentID("ParentID")).Render()

Step 2: Create controller ~/Controllers/HomeController.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Web.Mvc;

public class HomeController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        return View(ganttData());
    }
    public static List<GanttDataSource> ganttData()
    {
        List<GanttDataSource> GanttDataSourceCollection = new List<GanttDataSource>()
        {
            new GanttDataSource() { TaskId = 1, TaskName = "Project Planning", StartDate = new DateTime(2026, 04, 02), EndDate = new DateTime(2026, 04, 21) },
            new GanttDataSource() { TaskId = 2, TaskName = "Requirement Analysis", StartDate = new DateTime(2026, 04, 02), Duration = 4, Progress = 70, ParentID = 1 },
            new GanttDataSource() { TaskId = 3, TaskName = "Perform soil test", StartDate = new DateTime(2026, 04, 02), Duration = 4, Progress = 50, ParentID = 1 },
            new GanttDataSource() { TaskId = 4, TaskName = "Design", StartDate = new DateTime(2026, 04, 02), Duration = 4, Progress = 50, ParentID = 1 },
            new GanttDataSource() { TaskId = 5, TaskName = "Development", StartDate = new DateTime(2026, 04, 02), EndDate = new DateTime(2026, 04, 21) },
            new GanttDataSource() { TaskId = 6, TaskName = "Testing", StartDate = new DateTime(2026, 04, 04), Duration = 3, Progress = 70, ParentID = 5 },
        };

        return GanttDataSourceCollection;
    }
}
public class GanttDataSource
{
    public int TaskId { get; set; }
    public string TaskName { get; set; }
    public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }
    public DateTime EndDate { get; set; }
    public int? Duration { get; set; }
    public int Progress { get; set; }
    public int? ParentID { get; set; }
}

Step 3: Run the Application

Press Ctrl+F5 to run the application in your browser.

Documentation

• Getting Started
• API Reference
• Live Demos

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• Community forums

• Feature requests

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