The TimelineSpan API provides methods to define a set of properties that describe the characteristics and interactive behavior of an element rendered within a time line item.

Since it is extremely important for all of a time line item's collection of spans to be unique, the creation of a new instance should be performed using the createTimelineItem() method of an existing time line Item instance.

TimelineSpan - addPredecessor(Object Array objArray)

Adds multiple relationships between the current instance and other TimelineSpan objects by enumerating through the array of JavaScript objects.

Each object should have an internal property relationship_sys_id and predecessor_sys_id specified.

Table 1. Parameters
Name Type Description
objArray Object Array JavaScript object array that contains two internal properties: relationship_sys_id and predecessor_sys_id.
Table 2. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - addPredecessor(String strPredecessorSysId, String strRelationshipSysId, String strTableName)

Adds the specified relationship between the current instance and another TimelineSpan and allows the relationship to open a GlideWindow to display information about the relationship.

Table 3. Parameters
Name Type Description
strPredecessorSysId String Sys_id of the planned task record that is the predecessor of the relationship.
strRelationshipSysId String Sys_id of the relationship record of the relationship.
strTableName String Name of the table for the relationship.
Table 4. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - addPredecessor(String strPredecessorSysId, String strRelationshipSysId)

Adds the specified relationship between the current instance and another time line span with sys_id strPredecessorSysId.

The drawn line will not have any double click handlers associated with it.

Table 5. Parameters
Name Type Description
strPredecessorSysId String Sys_id of the planned task record that is the predecessor of the relationship.
strRelationshipSysId String Sys_id of the relationship record of the relationship.
Table 6. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - getAllowXDragLeft()

Returns the boolean value of the AllowXDragLeft property.

Table 7. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 8. Returns
Type Description
Boolean Flag that indicates whether the object's start time can be adjusted.
Valid values:
  • true: Object start time can be adjusted.
  • false: Object start time can't be adjusted.

TimelineSpan - getAllowXDragRight()

Returns the boolean value of the AllowXDragRight property.

Table 9. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 10. Returns
Type Description
Boolean Flag that indicates whether the object's end time can be adjusted.
Valid values:
  • true: Object end time can be adjusted.
  • false: Object end time can't be adjusted.

TimelineSpan - getAllowXMove()

Returns the boolean value of the AllowXMove property.

Table 11. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 12. Returns
Type Description
Boolean Flag that indicates whether the object can be moved horizontally.
Valid values:
  • true: Object can be moved horizontally.
  • false: Object can't be moved horizontally.

TimelineSpan - getAllowYMove()

Returns the boolean value of the AllowYMove property.

Table 13. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 14. Returns
Type Description
Boolean Flag that indicates whether the object can be moved vertically.
Valid values:
  • true: Object can be moved vertically.
  • false: Object can't be moved vertically.

TimelineSpan - getAllowYMovePredecessor()

Returns the boolean value of the AllowYMovePredecessor property.

Table 15. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 16. Returns
Type Description
Boolean Flag that indicates whether the a dashed relationship line can be drawn from the current object to a new successor.
Valid values:
  • true: Dashed relationship line can be drawn from the current object to a new successor.
  • false: Dashed relationship line can't be drawn from the current object to a new successor.

TimelineSpan - getInnerSegmentClass()

Returns the name of the current inner segment class for the time line span.

Table 17. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 18. Returns
Type Description
String Name of the class for the current inner segment style.

TimelineSpan - getInnerSegmentEndTimeMs()

Returns the time in milliseconds of the end time of the inner segment portion of the timeline span.

Table 19. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 20. Returns
Type Description
Number End time of the timeline span inner segment portion.

Unit: Milliseconds

TimelineSpan - getInnerSegmentStartTimeMs()

Returns the time in milliseconds of the start time of the inner segment portion of the timeline span.

Table 21. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 22. Returns
Type Description
Number Start time of the timeline span inner segment portion.

Unit: Milliseconds

TimelineSpan - getIsChanged()

Returns a boolean that specifies whether or not the current timeline item has been modified after initialization.

Table 23. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 24. Returns
Type Description
Boolean Flag that indicates whether the current span has been marked as changed.
Valid values:
  • true: Marked as changed.
  • false: Not marked as changed.

TimelineSpan - getPointIconClass()

Returns a string that specifies the name of the icon class to use for displaying the element on the timeline if the current instance has zero duration.

Table 25. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 26. Returns
Type Description
String Name of the icon class to use for displaying the current timeline span if the duration is zero.

TimelineSpan - getPredecessors()

Returns an array of all the predecessor objects associated with the current instance. Each array object is a HashMap that contains a predecessor_sys_id and relationship_sys_id property.

Table 27. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 28. Returns
Type Description
Object Array List of HashMaps that contain two internal properties: predecessor_sys_id and relationship_sys_id.

TimelineSpan - getSpanColor()

Returns the string name of the background color specified for displaying this span.

Table 29. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 30. Returns
Type Description
String HTML color name to use as the background color for the element.

TimelineSpan - getSpanText()

Returns the string that specifies the text to display adjacent to the time element.

Note: This text only displays if the GlideTimeline object has enabled timeline text defined using the glideTimeline.showTimelineText(true) method.
Table 31. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 32. Returns
Type Description
String Text displayed adjacent to the element.

TimelineSpan - getStartTimeMs()

Returns the start time in milliseconds of the current TimelineSpan object.

Table 33. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 34. Returns
Type Description
Number Start time of the element.

Unit: Milliseconds

TimelineSpan - getSysId()

Returns the sys_id of the current object.

This method is useful for returning the sys_id when the current object instance was created without a specific sys_id to obtain the dynamically generated GUID.

Table 35. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 36. Returns
Type Description
String Unique sys_id of the current element.

TimelineSpan - getTable()

Returns the name of the table where the sys_id is referenced.

Table 37. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 38. Returns
Type Description
String Table name.

TimelineSpan - getTooltip()

Returns the text/html to display in the tooltip when the TimelineSpan element is being hovered over.

Table 39. Parameters
Name Type Description
None
Table 40. Returns
Type Description
String Tooltip text.

TimelineSpan - setAllowXDragLeft(Boolean bFlag)

Sets a flag that determines whether the element's start date can be dragged left or right therefore adjusting the duration of the task.

The effect of this behavior is controlled by the script include that handles the appropriate event. The default value for this property is false.

Table 41. Parameters
Name Type Description
bFlag Boolean Flag that indicates whether the element's start date can be adjusted.
Valid values:
  • true: Start date can be adjusted.
  • false: Start date can't be adjusted.
Table 42. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - setAllowXDragRight(Boolean bFlag)

Sets a flag that determines whether the element's end date can be dragged left or right therefore adjusting the duration of the task.

The effect of this behavior is controlled by the script include that handles the appropriate event. The default value for this property is false.

Table 43. Parameters
Name Type Description
bFlag Boolean Flag that indicates whether the element's end date can be adjusted.
Valid values:
  • true: End date can be adjusted.
  • false: End date can't be adjusted.
Table 44. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - setAllowXMove(Boolean bFlag )

Sets a flag that determines whether the element can be moved to start at a different time.

The effect of this behavior is controlled by the script include that handles the appropriate event. The default value for this property is false.

Table 45. Parameters
Name Type Description
bFlag Boolean Flag that indicates whether the element can be moved horizontally.
Valid values:
  • true: Element can be moved horizontally.
  • false: Element can't be moved horizontally.
Table 46. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - setAllowYMove(Boolean bFlag )

Sets a flag that determines whether the element can be dragged vertically on the timeline.

The effect of this behavior is controlled by the script include that handles the appropriate event. The default value for this property is false.

Table 47. Parameters
Name Type Description
bFlag Boolean Flag that indicates whether the element can be moved vertically.
Valid values:
  • true: Element can be moved vertically.
  • false: Element can't be moved vertically.
Table 48. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - setAllowYMovePredecessor(Boolean bFlag)

Sets a flag that determines whether a dashed relationship line can be drawn from this element interactively on the timeline.

The effect of this behavior is controlled by the script include that handles the appropriate event. The default value for this property is false.

Table 49. Parameters
Name Type Description
bFlag Boolean Flag that indicates whether the a dashed relationship line can be drawn from the current object to a new successor.
Valid values:
  • true: Dashed relationship line can be drawn from the current object to a new successor.
  • false: Dashed relationship line can't be drawn from the current object to a new successor.
Table 50. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - setInnerSegmentClass(String styleClass)

Sets the name of the class to use for stylizing the inner segment if it exists.

Table 51. Parameters
Name Type Description
styleClass String Name of the color class to use to stylize the inner segment.
Valid values:
  • blue
  • green
  • silver
Default: green
Table 52. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - setInnerSegmentTimeSpan(Number startTimeMs, Number endTimeMs)

Creates an inner segment to show within the current timespan defined by the specified range.

Table 53. Parameters
Name Type Description
startTimeMs Number Start time.

Unit: Milliseconds
endTimeMs Number End time.

Unit: Milliseconds
Table 54. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - setPointIconClass(String iconClassName)

Sets the icon class to use for displaying the current element on the timeline if the current instance has zero duration.

Note: This only affects the current TimelineSpan object and will take precedence over the defaultPointIconClass specified by the GlideTimeline.
Table 55. Parameters
Name Type Description
iconClassName String Icon class to use to display the current element on the timeline if the current instance has zero duration.
Valid values:
  • black_circle
  • black_square
  • blue_circle
  • blue_square
  • green_circle
  • green_square
  • milestone
  • red_circle
  • red_square
  • sepia_circle
  • sepia_square
Table 56. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - setSpanColor(String strColor)

Sets the color for displaying this span.

Table 57. Parameters
Name Type Description
strColor String HTML name for the color of this span.
Table 58. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - setSpanText(String strSpanText)

Sets the text to display adjacent to the time element.

Note: This text only displays if the GlideTimeline object has enabled timeline text set using the glideTimeline.showTimelineText(true) method.
Table 59. Parameters
Name Type Description
strSpanText String Text to display next to the time element.
Table 60. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - setTimeSpan(Number nStartTime, Number nEndTimeMs)

Sets the start and end dates for the current span.

Table 61. Parameters
Name Type Description
nStartTime Number Start time.

Unit: Milliseconds
nEndTimeMs Number End time.

Unit: Milliseconds
Table 62. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - setTimeSpan(String strStartTime, String strEndTimeMs)

Sets the start and end times for the current span.

Table 63. Parameters
Name Type Description
strStartTime String Start time.

Unit: Milliseconds
strEndTimeMs String End time.

Unit: Milliseconds
Table 64. Returns
Type Description
void

TimelineSpan - setTooltip(String strTooltipText)

Sets the text to display in the tooltip when the TimelineSpan element is being hovered over.

Table 65. Parameters
Name Type Description
strTooltipText String Text to display in the tooltip.
Note: You can specify valid HTML in this string.
Table 66. Returns
Type Description
void