# \[DONE\] Secondary date handling in baselines, and other cool uses
**URL:** https://community.fibery.io/t/done-secondary-date-handling-in-baselines-and-other-cool-uses/1253
**Category:** Ideas & Features
**Tags:** done, timeline-view
**Created:** [December 19, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-secondary-date-handling-in-baselines-and-other-cool-uses/1253 "2020-12-19T03:57:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@B\_Sp](https://community.fibery.io/u/B_Sp)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-secondary-date-handling-in-baselines-and-other-cool-uses/1253/1 "2020-12-19T03:57:54Z")
I make a lot of use of Timelines and would like to do even more. One thing I have been dreaming of since getting started with Fibery is some kind of **baseline handling** , or ability to see multiple dates on the timeline from one Entity. Truly outstanding feature and implementation in Target Process so I have been holding out for seeing something similar here!
One idea I was wondering about is could you guys have a **secondary date** that the user could choose when configuring the Timeline, that would show as a sort of “shadow” on the Timeline, like TP has with “actual start” vs. “planned start” (I think that’s how it works). Other tools like Wrike and Instagantt employ a dotted line to show actual vs. completed.
This could be very useful to a team trying to see how they are doing with estimation and planning. With formulas, you could get even more sophisticated: Say you want to track when you plan to finish a Task Entity, and also use time tracking and estimates to see when it should really finish. You could calculate a “current” estimate, vs original, using time tracking & time remaining handling, and show that “anticipated” conclusion date on the Timeline this way. This is even more useful for a full Project with such tasks rolling up, as you bring together many hours in those tasks and get real visibility into planning.
Thanks guys and hope you consider!
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### Author:  [@Polina\_Zenevich](https://community.fibery.io/u/Polina_Zenevich)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-secondary-date-handling-in-baselines-and-other-cool-uses/1253/2 "2020-12-23T22:16:57Z")
Hi!
The ability to see multiple dates on the timeline from one Entity - that is a pretty common request and it is likely to be added, although not sure about eta, telling the truth 🙂
Thanks for rising up the idea!
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### Author:  [@B\_Sp](https://community.fibery.io/u/B_Sp)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-secondary-date-handling-in-baselines-and-other-cool-uses/1253/3 "2021-01-01T16:27:06Z")
And thanks for responding on this one and that it sounds like it’s realistic that you guys might add this in the future, which is great to hear!
There is a related request as well just wanted to link back to it:
> [@Extra depth on Timeline to provide flexible Gantt Solution?](https://community.fibery.io/t/extra-depth-on-timeline-to-provide-flexible-gantt-solution/635):
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> Hey guys, Would love to hear from @mdubakov or @antoniokov or any of the team as soon as you guys have a chance on this: I am thinking about how to set up a very flexible Gantt-type solution on the Timeline view and I wanted to ask you guys about this. A great thing about Fibery is that you guys let the user determine which dates are in the Timeline. Most other tools will force you into a “start date” or “due date” on an entity, then that becomes the dates that represent the durations of ent…
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### Author:  [@Matt\_Blais](https://community.fibery.io/u/Matt_Blais)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-secondary-date-handling-in-baselines-and-other-cool-uses/1253/4 "2021-08-28T00:15:26Z")
Let’s say I have a set of “task” entities that comprises a Project; **each task has:**
- a _scheduled_ start and end date; and
- an _actual_ start and end date.
Thus there are two timelines: one for the _scheduled_ task dates and another for the _actual_ task dates.
Is there a way to combine/compare these two timelines in a single view, to be able to judge schedule slippage visually?
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### Author:  [@Minh\_Tri\_Do\_Hang](https://community.fibery.io/u/Minh_Tri_Do_Hang)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-secondary-date-handling-in-baselines-and-other-cool-uses/1253/5 "2023-11-08T22:42:56Z")
I have the same issues with this, How could we see the difference of orginal plan vs actual happened ?
Do you figure out the solution yet ?
Also sometimes I need to summary the total cost, revenue for each task in timeline, etc …
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### Author:  [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-secondary-date-handling-in-baselines-and-other-cool-uses/1253/6 "2024-02-27T17:27:52Z")
We are going to add this in nearest future
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### Author:  [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-secondary-date-handling-in-baselines-and-other-cool-uses/1253/7 "2024-03-14T16:14:43Z")
Released today
> [@Mar 14, 2024 / tangerine Timeline View secondary dates visualization, Entity View re-styling](https://community.fibery.io/t/mar-14-2024-timeline-view-secondary-dates-visualization-entity-view-re-styling/5976):
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> Timeline View: Secondary dates visualization (actual vs. planned) Now you can see secondary pair of dates on a Timeline View. The most popular use case is Planned vs. Actual dates. You can create these dates for Tasks database and fill them to see the difference: Click Add Secondary Dates in Items setup and select the dates to see them as a dashed boxes. Note that this works only in “Display one Entity per lane” mode. Timeline View: Full card background color Color coding …
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### Author:  [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-secondary-date-handling-in-baselines-and-other-cool-uses/1253/8 "2024-10-03T20:39:42Z")