Using Timelines
A timeline is an object specific to the enterprise, it can be referenced by a master plan to position milestones related to key enterprise timespots.
A timeline presents key timespots of the organization from fixed dates or defined periods.
Creating a timeline
To create a timeline from a library in the navigator:
1. Open the Main Objects navigation window.
2. Right-click the Timeline folder and select New > Timeline.
The Timeline creation dialog box appears.
3. Enter the name of the timeline.
4. Click Finish.
The timeline is created and added to the list of timelines in the library.
Defining a timeline
The Timeline diagram allows you to define the different key events that make up the timeline, as well as their dependency links.
The procedure varies slightly depending on whether you are in Windows Front-End or Web Front-End.
Windows Front-End
To create a timeline diagram:
1. Right-click the timeline and click New > Diagram.
2. In the wizard that appears, select Timeline Diagram and click the Create button.
An empty diagram appears.
Web Front-End
To create a timeline diagram:
Right-click the timeline name and select Timeline Diagram.
The diagram window appears. You are now in the HOPEX graphic editor.
To create a TimeSpot:
1. In the insert toolbar, click the
Timespot 
button, then click in the diagram.
The Add TimeSpot dialog box appears.
2. Indicate the name of the timespot and click Create.
The timespot appears in the diagram.
To specify time links between timespots, you will create a sequence flow:
1. Click the
Sequence Flow button.
2. Click the timespot representing the start step, and holding the mouse button down, draw a line to the timespot representing the next step.
3. Release the mouse button.
A directional link from one timespot to the next appears in the diagram. Previous and next timespots also appear in the Properties dialog box of a timespot, in the Characteristics tab.
Dating a timespot
A timespot can be associated with a precise date or a time interval. The time interval is defined by a date at earliest and a date at latest.
To define timeline timespot dates:
1. Open the properties dialog box of the timeline.
2. Select the Characteristics page.
3. In the Owned TimeSpot section, you can date timespots.
You can also specify sequence flows.