Data binding in Angular Gantt component

27 Apr 202424 minutes to read

The Gantt uses DataManager, which supports both RESTful JSON data services binding and local JavaScript object array binding. The dataSource property can be assigned either with the instance of DataManager or JavaScript object array collection. Gantt provides support to bind two kinds of data,

Local data
Remote data

The following video explains the data binding in Gantt chart :

Local data

To bind local data to Gantt, you can assign a JavaScript object array to the dataSource property. The local data source can also be provided as an instance of the DataManager.

In local data binding, the data source for rendering the Gantt component is retrieved from the same application locally.

The following are the two types of data binding possible with the Gantt component:

Hierarchical data binding.
Self-referential data binding (Flat data).

Hierarchical data binding

The child property is used to map the child records in hierarchical data.

The following code example shows how to bind the hierarchical local data into the Gantt component.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GanttModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt'




import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { Gantt } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';

@Component({
imports: [
         GanttModule
    ],

standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template:
       `<ejs-gantt id="ganttDefault" height="430px" [dataSource]="data" [taskFields]="taskSettings"></ejs-gantt>`,
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
})
export class AppComponent{
    // Data for Gantt
    public data?: object[];
    public taskSettings?: object;
    public ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data =  [
            {
                TaskID: 1,
                TaskName: 'Project Initiation',
                StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),
                EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'),
                subtasks: [
                    {  TaskID: 2, TaskName: 'Identify Site location', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4, Progress: 50 },
                    { TaskID: 3, TaskName: 'Perform Soil test', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4, Progress: 50  },
                    { TaskID: 4, TaskName: 'Soil test approval', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4, Progress: 50 },
                ]
            },
            {
                TaskID: 5,
                TaskName: 'Project Estimation',
                StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),
                EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'),
                subtasks: [
                    { TaskID: 6, TaskName: 'Develop floor plan for estimation', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'), Duration: 3, Progress: 50 },
                    { TaskID: 7, TaskName: 'List materials', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'), Duration: 3, Progress: 50 },
                    { TaskID: 8, TaskName: 'Estimation approval', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'), Duration: 3, Progress: 50 }
                ]
            },
        ];
        this.taskSettings = {
            id: 'TaskID',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
            endDate: 'EndDate',
            duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
            child: 'subtasks'
        };
    }
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Self-referential data binding (Flat data)

The Gantt component can be bound with self-referential data by mapping the data source field values to the id and parentID properties.

ID field: This field contains unique values used to identify each individual task and it is mapped to the id property.
Parent ID field: This field contains values that indicate parent tasks and it is mapped to the parentID property.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GanttModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt'




import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { Gantt } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';

@Component({
imports: [
         GanttModule
    ],

standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template:
       `<ejs-gantt id="ganttDefault" height="430px" [dataSource]="data" [taskFields]="taskSettings"></ejs-gantt>`,
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
})
export class AppComponent{
    // Data for Gantt
    public data?: object[];
    public taskSettings?: object;
    public ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data =  [
            { TaskID: 1,TaskName: 'Project Initiation',StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019')},
            { TaskID: 2, TaskName: 'Identify Site location', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4, Progress: 50,ParentId:1 },
            { TaskID: 3, TaskName: 'Perform Soil test', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4, Progress: 50, ParentId:1   },
            { TaskID: 4, TaskName: 'Soil test approval', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4, Progress: 50,ParentId:1 },
            { TaskID: 5, TaskName: 'Project Estimation',StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019')},
            { TaskID: 6, TaskName: 'Develop floor plan for estimation', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'), Duration: 3, Progress: 50, ParentId:2  },
            { TaskID: 7, TaskName: 'List materials', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'), Duration: 3, Progress: 50,ParentId:2  },
            { TaskID: 8, TaskName: 'Estimation approval', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'), Duration: 3, Progress: 50, ParentId:2  }
        ];
        this.taskSettings = {
                id: 'TaskID',
                name: 'TaskName',
                startDate: 'StartDate',
                duration: 'Duration',
                progress: 'Progress',
                parentID:'ParentId'
        };
    }
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Remote data

To bind remote data to the Gantt component, assign service data as an instance of DataManager to the dataSource property.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GanttModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt'




import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { Gantt } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';
import { DataManager, WebApiAdaptor } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';

@Component({
imports: [
         GanttModule
    ],

standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template:
       `<ejs-gantt id="ganttDefault" height="430px" [dataSource]="data" [taskFields]="taskSettings" [columns]="columns"></ejs-gantt>`,
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
})
export class AppComponent{
    // Data for Gantt
    public data?: DataManager;
    public taskSettings?: object;
    public columns?: object[];
    public ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data = new DataManager({
            url: 'https://services.syncfusion.com/angular/production/api/GanttData',
            adaptor: new WebApiAdaptor,
            crossDomain: true
        });
        this.taskSettings = {
            id: 'TaskId',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
            duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
            dependency: 'Predecessor',
            child: 'SubTasks'
        };
        this.columns = [
            { field: 'TaskName', headerText: 'Task Name', width: '250', clipMode: 'EllipsisWithTooltip' },
            { field: 'StartDate' },
            { field: 'Duration' }
        ];
    }
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

URL Adaptor

In Gantt, we can fetch data from SQL database using ADO.NET Entity Data Model and update the changes on CRUD action to the server by using DataManager support. To communicate with the remote data we are using UrlAdaptor of DataManager property to call the server method and get back resultant data in JSON format. We can know more about UrlAdaptor from here.

Please refer the link to create the ADO.NET Entity Data Model in Visual studio,

We can define data source for Gantt as instance of DataManager using url property of DataManager. Please Check the below code snippet to assign data source to Gantt.

import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { Gantt } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';
import { DataManager, UrlAdaptor } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    template:
       `<ejs-gantt id="ganttDefault" height="430px" [dataSource]="data" [taskFields]="taskSettings" [columns]="columns"></ejs-gantt>`,
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
})
export class AppComponent{
    // Data for Gantt
    public data: DataManager;
    public taskSettings: object;
    public columns: object[];
    public ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data = new DataManager({
            url: '/Home/UrlDatasource',
            adaptor: new UrlAdaptor
        });
        this.taskSettings = {
            id: 'TaskId',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
            duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
            dependency: 'Predecessor',
            child: 'SubTasks'
        };
        this.columns = [
            { field: 'TaskName', headerText: 'Task Name', width: '250', clipMode: 'EllipsisWithTooltip' },
            { field: 'StartDate' },
            { field: 'Duration' }
        ];
    }
}

GanttDataSourceEntities db = new GanttDataSourceEntities();
public ActionResult UrlDatasource(DataManagerRequest dm)
{
    List<GanttData>DataList = db.GanttDatas.ToList();
    var count = DataList.Count();
    return Json(new { result = DataList, count = count });
}

Load child on demand

To render child records on demand, assign a remote service URL in the instance of DataManager to the Url property. To interact with the remote data source, provide the endpoint URL and also define the hasChildMapping property in taskFields of Gantt Chart.

The hasChildMapping property maps the field name in the data source, which denotes whether the current record holds any child records. This is useful internally to show expand icon while binding child data on demand.

When loadChildOnDemand is disabled, all the root nodes are rendered in a collapsed state at initial load. On expanding the root node, the child nodes will be loaded from the remote server.

When enableVirtualization is enabled and loadChildOnDemand is disabled, only the current viewport root nodes are rendered in a collapsed state.

When a root node is expanded, its child nodes are rendered and maintained in a collection locally, such that on consecutive expand/collapse actions on the root node, the child nodes are loaded locally instead of from the remote server.

When the loadChildOnDemand is enabled, parent records are rendered in an expanded state.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { DataManager, WebApiAdaptor } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { VirtualScrollService, SelectionService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-container',
    template: `<ejs-gantt id="ganttDefault" [dataSource]="data" [taskFields]="taskSettings" [loadChildOnDemand]="false" [enableVirtualization]="true" [allowSelection]="true"
      [labelSettings]="labelSettings" [columns]="columns" [treeColumnIndex]="1" height="450px" [projectStartDate]="projectStartDate" [projectEndDate]="projectEndDate"
      [highlightWeekends]="true"  [taskbarHeight]="20" [rowHeight]="40" [tooltipSettings]="tooltipSettings"  [splitterSettings]="splitterSettings">
  </ejs-gantt>`,
providers: [VirtualScrollService, SelectionService]
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

    public data: object;
    public taskSettings: object;
    public columns: object[];
    public labelSettings: object;
    public splitterSettings: object;
    public tooltipSettings: object;
    public projectStartDate: Date;
    public projectEndDate: Date;

    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data = new DataManager({
        url: 'https://services.syncfusion.com/angular/production/api/GanttLoadOnDemand',
        adaptor: new WebApiAdaptor,
        crossDomain: true
    });
        this.taskSettings = {
            id: 'taskId',
            name: 'taskName',
            startDate: 'startDate',
            endDate: 'endDate',
            duration: 'duration',
            progress: 'progress',
            hasChildMapping: "isParent",
            parentID: "parentID"
        };
        this.tooltipSettings= {
          showTooltip: true
        };
        this.splitterSettings = {
          columnIndex: 3
        };
        this.columns =  [
            { field: 'taskId', width:80 },
            { field: 'taskName', headerText: 'Name', width: '200', clipMode: 'EllipsisWithTooltip' },
            { field: 'startDate' },
            { field: 'duration' },
            { field: 'progress' },
        ];
        this.projectStartDate = new Date('01/02/2000');
        this.projectEndDate = new Date('01/06/2002');
    }
}

The following code example describes handling of Load on demand at server end.

    public object Get()
        {
            DataOperations operation = new DataOperations();
            var queryString = Request.Query;
            if (tree.Count == 0)
                tree = TreeData.GetTree();
            if (queryString.Keys.Contains("$filter") && !queryString.Keys.Contains("$top"))
            {
                StringValues filter;
                queryString.TryGetValue("$filter", out filter);
                int? fltr;
                if (filter[0].ToString().Split("eq")[1] == " null")
                {
                    fltr = null;
                }
                else
                {
                    fltr = Int32.Parse(filter[0].ToString().Split("eq")[1]);
                }
                IQueryable<TreeData> data1 = tree.Where(f => f.parentID == fltr).AsQueryable();
                return new { result = data1.ToList(), count = data1.Count() };
            }
            StringValues expand;
            queryString.TryGetValue("$expand", out expand);
            if (queryString.Keys.Contains("$expand")) // setting the ExpandStateMapping property whether is true or false
            {
                if (expand[0].ToString().Split(",")[0] == "ExpandingAction")
                {
                    var val = TreeData.GetTree().Where(ds => ds.taskId == int.Parse(expand[0].ToString().Split(",")[1])).FirstOrDefault();
                    val.IsExpanded = true;
                }
                else if (expand[0].ToString().Split(",")[0] == "CollapsingAction")
                {
                    var val = TreeData.GetTree().Where(ds => ds.taskId == int.Parse(expand[0].ToString().Split(",")[1])).FirstOrDefault();
                    val.IsExpanded = false;
                }
            }
            List<TreeData> data = tree.ToList();
            if (queryString.Keys.Contains("$select"))
            {
                data = (from ord in tree
                        select new TreeData
                        {
                            parentID = ord.parentID
                        }
                        ).ToList();
                return data;
            }
            data = data.Where(p => p.parentID == null).ToList();
            int count = data.Count;

            if (queryString.Keys.Contains("$inlinecount"))
            {
                StringValues Skip;
                StringValues Take;
                StringValues loadchild;

                int skip = (queryString.TryGetValue("$skip", out Skip)) ? Convert.ToInt32(Skip[0]) : 0;
                int top = (queryString.TryGetValue("$top", out Take)) ? Convert.ToInt32(Take[0]) : data.Count();

                var GroupData = TreeData.GetTree().ToList().GroupBy(rec => rec.parentID)
                           .Where(g => g.Key != null).ToDictionary(g => g.Key?.ToString(), g => g.ToList());
                foreach (var Record in data.ToList())
                {
                    if (GroupData.ContainsKey(Record.taskId.ToString()))
                    {
                        var ChildGroup = GroupData[Record.taskId.ToString()];
                        if (ChildGroup?.Count > 0)
                            AppendChildren(ChildGroup, Record, GroupData, data);
                    }
                }
                if (expand.Count > 0 && expand[0].ToString().Split(",")[0] == "CollapsingAction")
                {
                    string IdMapping = "taskId";
                    List<WhereFilter> CollapseFilter = new List<WhereFilter>();
                    CollapseFilter.Add(new WhereFilter() { Field = IdMapping, value = expand[0].ToString().Split(",")[1], Operator = "equal" });
                    var CollapsedParentRecord = operation.PerformFiltering(data, CollapseFilter, "and");
                    var index = data.Cast<object>().ToList().IndexOf(CollapsedParentRecord.Cast<object>().ToList()[0]);
                    skip = index;
                }
                else if (expand.Count > 0 && expand[0].ToString().Split(",")[0] == "ExpandingAction")
                {
                    string IdMapping = "taskId";
                    List<WhereFilter> ExpandFilter = new List<WhereFilter>();
                    ExpandFilter.Add(new WhereFilter() { Field = IdMapping, value = expand[0].ToString().Split(",")[1], Operator = "equal" });
                    var ExpandedParentRecord = operation.PerformFiltering(data, ExpandFilter, "and");
                    var index = data.Cast<object>().ToList().IndexOf(ExpandedParentRecord.Cast<object>().ToList()[0]);
                    skip = index;
                }
                return new { result = data.Skip(skip).Take(top), count = data.Count };
            }
            else
            {
                return TreeData.GetTree();
            }
        }
        private void AppendChildren(List<TreeData> ChildRecords, TreeData ParentItem, Dictionary<string, List<TreeData>> GroupData, List<TreeData> data)
        {

            var queryString = Request.Query;
            string TaskId = ParentItem.taskId.ToString();

            var index = data.IndexOf(ParentItem);
            foreach (var Child in ChildRecords)
            {
                string ParentId = Child.parentID.ToString();
                if (TaskId == ParentId && (bool)ParentItem.IsExpanded)
                {
                    if (data.IndexOf(Child) == -1)
                        ((IList)data).Insert(++index, Child);
                    if (GroupData.ContainsKey(Child.taskId.ToString()))
                    {
                        var DeepChildRecords = GroupData[Child.taskId.ToString()];
                        if (DeepChildRecords?.Count > 0)
                            AppendChildren(DeepChildRecords, Child, GroupData, data);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        // GET: api/Orders/
        [HttpGet("{id}", Name = "Get")]
        public string Get(int id)
        {
            return "value";
        }

        [HttpPost]
        public object Post([FromBody] TreeData[] value)
        {
            //handle insert action
            for (var i = 0; i < value.Length; i++)
            {
                tree.Insert(0, value[i]);
            }
            return value;
        }

        //// PUT: api/Orders
        [HttpPut]

        public object Put([FromBody] TreeData[] value)
        {
            //handle edit action
            if (value.Length == 1 && value[0].isParent == true)
            {
                UpdateDependentRecords(value[0]);
            }
            for (var i = 0; i < value.Length; i++) {
                var ord = value[i];
                TreeData val = tree.Where(or => or.taskId == ord.taskId).FirstOrDefault();
                val.taskId = ord.taskId;
                val.taskName = ord.taskName;
                val.endDate = ord.endDate;
                val.startDate = ord.startDate;
                val.duration = ord.duration;
                val.predecessor = ord.predecessor;
            }
            
            return value;
        }

        private void UpdateDependentRecords(TreeData ParentItem)
        {
            var data = tree.Where(p => p.parentID == ParentItem.taskId).ToList();
            var previousData = tree.Where(p => p.taskId == ParentItem.taskId).ToList();
            var previousStartDate = previousData[0].startDate;
            var previousEndDate = previousData[0].endDate;
            double sdiff = (double)GetTimeDifference((DateTime)previousStartDate, (DateTime)ParentItem.startDate);
            double ediff = (double)GetTimeDifference((DateTime)previousEndDate, (DateTime)ParentItem.endDate);
            GetRootChildRecords(ParentItem);
            for(var i=0; i<ChildRecords.Count;i++)
            {
                ChildRecords[i].startDate = ((DateTime)ChildRecords[i].startDate).AddSeconds(sdiff);
                ChildRecords[i].endDate = ((DateTime)ChildRecords[i].endDate).AddSeconds(ediff);
            }
        }

        private void GetRootChildRecords(TreeData ParentItem)
        {
            var currentchildRecords = tree.Where(p => p.parentID == ParentItem.taskId).ToList();
            for (var i = 0; i < currentchildRecords.Count; i++) {
                var currentRecord = currentchildRecords[i];
                ChildRecords.Add(currentRecord);
                if (currentRecord.isParent == true)
                {
                    GetRootChildRecords(currentRecord);
                }
            }
        }

        public object GetTimeDifference(DateTime sdate, DateTime edate)
        {
            return new DateTime(edate.Year, edate.Month, edate.Day, edate.Hour, edate.Minute, edate.Second, DateTimeKind.Utc).Subtract(new DateTime(sdate.Year, sdate.Month, sdate.Day, sdate.Hour, sdate.Minute, sdate.Second, DateTimeKind.Utc)).TotalSeconds;
        }


        // DELETE: api/ApiWithActions
        [HttpDelete("{id:int}")]
        [Route("Orders/{id:int}")]
        public object Delete(int id)
        {
            //handle delete action
            tree.Remove(tree.Where(or => or.taskId == id).FirstOrDefault());
            return Json(id);
        }
        public class CRUDModel<T> where T : class
        {

            public TreeData Value;
            public int Key { get; set; }
            public int RelationalKey { get; set; }
            public List<TreeData> added { get; set; }
            public List<TreeData> changed { get; set; }
            public List<TreeData> deleted { get; set; }
        }
        public class TreeData
        {
            public static List<TreeData> tree = new List<TreeData>();
            [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Key]
            public int taskId { get; set; }
            public string taskName { get; set; }
            public DateTime startDate { get; set; }
            public DateTime endDate { get; set; }
            public string duration { get; set; }
            public int progress { get; set; }
            public int? parentID { get; set; }
            public string predecessor { get; set; }
            public bool? isParent { get; set; }
            public bool? IsExpanded { get; set; }
            public static List<TreeData> GetTree()
            {
                if (tree.Count == 0)
                {
                    Random rand = new Random();
                    var x = 0;
                    int duration = 0;
                    DateTime startDate = new DateTime(2000, 1, 3, 08, 00, 00);
                    for (var i = 1; i <= 50; i++)
                    {
                        startDate = startDate.AddDays(i == 1 ? 0 : 7);
                        DateTime childStartDate = startDate;
                        TreeData Parent = new TreeData()
                        {
                            taskId = ++x,
                            taskName = "Task " + x,
                            startDate = startDate,
                            endDate = childStartDate.AddDays(26),
                            duration = "20",
                            progress = rand.Next(100),
                            predecessor = null,
                            isParent = true,
                            parentID = null,
                            IsExpanded = false
                        };
                        tree.Add(Parent);
                        for (var j = 1; j <= 4; j++)
                        {
                            childStartDate = childStartDate.AddDays(j == 1 ? 0 : duration + 2);
                            duration = 5;
                            tree.Add(new TreeData()
                            {
                                taskId = ++x,
                                taskName = "Task " + x,
                                startDate = childStartDate,
                                endDate = childStartDate.AddDays(5),
                                duration = duration.ToString(),
                                progress = rand.Next(100),
                                parentID = Parent.taskId,
                                predecessor = (j > 1 ? (x - 1) + "FS" : ""),
                                isParent = false,
                                IsExpanded = false
                            });
                        }
                    }
                }
                return tree;
            }
        }

Limitations

Filtering, sorting and searching are not supported in load on demand.
Only Self-Referential type data is supported with remote data binding in Gantt Chart.
Load-on-demand supports only the validated data source

Sending additional parameters to the server

We can pass additional parameters using addParams method of Query class. In server side we have inherited and shown the additional parameter value in Syncfusion DataManager class itself. We pass an additional parameter in load time using load event. We can also pass additional parameter to the CRUD model. Please Check the below code snippet to send additional parameter to Gantt.

import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { Gantt, ToolbarItem, EditSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';
import { DataManager, UrlAdaptor, Query } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    template:
       `<ejs-gantt id="ganttDefault" height="430px" [dataSource]="data" [taskFields]="taskSettings" [editSettings]="editSettings" [toolbar]="toolbar" (load)="load($event)"></ejs-gantt>`,
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
})
export class AppComponent{
    // Data for Gantt
    public data: DataManager;
    public taskSettings: object;
    public editSettings: EditSettingsModel;
    public toolbar: ToolbarItem[];
    public columns: object[];
    @ViewChild('gantt', {static: true})
    public ganttObj: GanttComponent;
    public ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data = new DataManager({
            url: 'http://localhost:50039/Home/UrlDatasource',
            adaptor: new UrlAdaptor,
            batchUrl: 'http://localhost:50039/Home/BatchSave',
        });
        this.taskSettings = {
            id: 'TaskId',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
            duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
            dependency: 'Predecessor',
            child: 'SubTasks'
        };
        this.columns = [
            { field: 'TaskName', headerText: 'Task Name', width: '250', clipMode: 'EllipsisWithTooltip' },
            { field: 'StartDate' },
            { field: 'Duration' }
        ];
        this.editSettings = {
            allowAdding: true,
            allowEditing: true,
            allowDeleting: true
        };
        this.toolbar =  ['Add', 'Edit', 'Delete', 'Update', 'Cancel', 'ExpandAll', 'CollapseAll'];
        load: function(args) {
            this.ganttObj.query = new Query().addParams('ej2Gantt', "test");
            }
    }
}

namespace URLAdaptor.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        ...///
        //inherit the class to show age as property of DataManager
        public class Test : DataManagerRequest
        {
            public string ej2Gantt { get; set; }
        }

        public ActionResult UrlDatasource([FromBody]Test dm)
        {
            if (DataList == null)
            {
                ProjectData datasource = new ProjectData();
                DataList = datasource.GetUrlDataSource();
            }
            var count = DataList.Count();
            return Json(new { result = DataList, count = count }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
        }

        ...///

        public class ICRUDModel<T> where T : class
        {

            public object key { get; set; }

            public T value { get; set; }

            public List<T> added { get; set; }

            public List<T> changed { get; set; }

            public List<T> deleted { get; set; }

            public IDictionary<string, object> @params { get; set; }

        }
        ...///
    }
}

You can find the full sample from here.

Handling HTTP error

During server interaction from the Gantt, some server-side exceptions may occur, and you can acquire those error messages or exception details in client-side using the actionFailure event.

The argument passed to the actionFailure event contains the error details returned from the server.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GanttModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt'




import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { Gantt } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';
import { DataManager } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';
import { GanttComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt';

@Component({
imports: [
         GanttModule
    ],

standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template:
       `<ejs-gantt #gantt id="ganttDefault" height="430px" [dataSource]="data" [taskFields]="taskSettings" (actionFailure)="actionFailure($event)"></ejs-gantt>`,
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
})
export class AppComponent{

     actionFailure = ($event: any) => {
        let span: HTMLElement = document.createElement('span');
        this.ganttObj!.element.parentNode!.insertBefore(span, this.ganttObj!.element);
        span.style.color = '#FF0000'
        span.innerHTML = 'Server exception: 404 Not found';
    }
    // Data for Gantt
    public data?: DataManager;
    public taskSettings?: object;
    @ViewChild('gantt', {static: true})
    public ganttObj?: GanttComponent;
    public ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data = new DataManager({
            url: 'http://some.com/invalidUrl',
        });
        this.taskSettings = {
            id: 'TaskId',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
            duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
            dependency: 'Predecessor',
            child: 'SubTasks'
        };

    }
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Binding with Fetch

You can use Gantt dataSource property to bind the data source to Gantt from external Fetch request. In the below code we have fetched the data source from the server with the help of Fetch request and provided that to dataSource property by using onSuccess event of the Fetch.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GanttModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt'




import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { Gantt } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';
import { ButtonComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-buttons';
import { Fetch } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base/src/fetch';
import { GanttComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt';
import { DataManager, WebApiAdaptor, UrlAdaptor } from '@syncfusion/ej2-data';

@Component({
imports: [
         GanttModule
    ],

standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template:`
    <button ejs-button id='binddata' (click)='bind()'>Bind Data</button>
       <br><br>
       <ejs-gantt #gantt id="ganttDefault" [dataSource]="data" height="430px" [taskFields]="taskSettings" [projectStartDate]="projectStartDate" [projectEndDate]="projectEndDate"></ejs-gantt>`,
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
})
export class AppComponent {
    // Data for Gantt
    public data?: object[];
    public taskSettings?: object;
    public projectStartDate?: Date;
    public projectEndDate?: Date;
    @ViewChild('gantt', { static: true })
    public ganttObj?: GanttComponent;
    public gantt?: GanttComponent;
    public temp: any;
    public ngOnInit(): void {
        this.temp = this,
            this.data = [],
            this.taskSettings = {
                id: 'TaskId',
                name: 'TaskName',
                startDate: 'StartDate',
                duration: 'Duration',
                progress: 'Progress',
                dependency: 'Predecessor',
                child: 'SubTasks'
            },
            this.projectStartDate = new Date('02/24/2019'),
            this.projectEndDate = new Date('07/20/2019')
    }
    bind(): void {
        const temp = this.ganttObj;
        let fetch = new Fetch("https://services.syncfusion.com/angular/production/api/GanttData", "GET");
        temp!.showSpinner();
        fetch.send();
        fetch.onSuccess = function (data: any) {
            temp!.hideSpinner();
            temp!.dataSource = data.Items;
            temp!.refresh();
        };
    };
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Note: If you bind the dataSource from this way, then it acts like a local dataSource. So you cannot perform any server side crud actions.

Split task

The Split-task feature allows you to split a task or interrupt the work during planned or unforeseen circumstances.
We can split the task either in load time or dynamically, by defining the segments either in hierarchical or self-referential way.

Hierarchical

To split a task at load time in hierarchical way, we need to define the segment details in datasource and this field should be mapped by using the taskFields.segments property.

[
    {
        TaskID: 1, TaskName: 'Identify Site location', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4, Progress: 50,
        Segments: [
            { StartDate: new Date("04/02/2019"), Duration: 2 },
            { StartDate: new Date("04/04/2019"), Duration: 2 }
        ]
    }
]

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GanttModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt'


import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { EditSettingsModel, ToolbarItem } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt';
import { Gantt } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';

@Component({
imports: [
         GanttModule
    ],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `
        <ejs-gantt id="ganttDefault" height="450px" [dataSource]="data" [taskFields]="taskSettings">
        </ejs-gantt>`,
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
})
export class AppComponent{
    // Data for Gantt
    public data?: object[];
    public taskSettings?: object;
    public editSettings?: EditSettingsModel;
    public toolbar?: ToolbarItem[];
    public ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data =  [
            {
            TaskID: 1,
            TaskName: 'Project Initiation',
            StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),
            EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'),
            subtasks: [
                { TaskID: 2, TaskName: 'Identify Site location', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4, Progress: 50,
                Segments: [
                    { StartDate: new Date("04/02/2019"), Duration: 2 },
                    { StartDate: new Date("04/04/2019"), Duration: 2 }
                  ] },
                { TaskID: 3, TaskName: 'Perform Soil test', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4, Progress: 50  },
                { TaskID: 4, TaskName: 'Soil test approval', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4 , Progress: 50 },
            ]
        },
        {
            TaskID: 5,
            TaskName: 'Project Estimation',
            StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),
            EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'),
            subtasks: [
                { TaskID: 6, TaskName: 'Develop floor plan for estimation', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'), Duration: 3, Progress: 50 },
                { TaskID: 7, TaskName: 'List materials', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'), Duration: 3, Progress: 50 },
                { TaskID: 8, TaskName: 'Estimation approval', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'), Duration: 3, Progress: 50 }
            ]
        }
        ];
        this.taskSettings = {
            id: 'TaskID',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
            endDate: 'EndDate',
            duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
            child: 'subtasks',
            segments: 'Segments'
        };
    }
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Self-referential

We can also define segment details as a flat data and this collection can be mapped by using segmentData property. The segment id field of this collection is mapped by using the taskFields.segmentId property.

  taskFields: {
    segmentId: "segmentId"
  },
  segmentData: [
    { segmentId: 1, StartDate: new Date("02/04/2019"), Duration: 2 },
    { segmentId: 1, StartDate: new Date("02/05/2019"), Duration: 5 },
    { segmentId: 4, StartDate: new Date("04/02/2019"), Duration: 2 },
    { segmentId: 4, StartDate: new Date("04/04/2019"), Duration: 2 }
  ],

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GanttModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt'




import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { EditSettingsModel, ToolbarItem } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt';
import { Gantt } from '@syncfusion/ej2-gantt';

@Component({
imports: [
         GanttModule
    ],

standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template:
       `<ejs-gantt id="ganttDefault" height="450px" [dataSource]="data" [taskFields]="taskSettings" [segmentData]="segmentData"></ejs-gantt>`,
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
})
export class AppComponent{
    // Data for Gantt
    public data?: object[];
    public taskSettings?: object;
    public editSettings?: EditSettingsModel;
    public toolbar?: ToolbarItem[];
    segmentData: { segmentId: number; StartDate: Date; Duration: number; }[] | undefined;
    public ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data =  [
            {
            TaskID: 1,
            TaskName: 'Project Initiation',
            StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),
            EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'),
            subtasks: [
                { TaskID: 2, TaskName: 'Identify Site location', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4, Progress: 50 },
                { TaskID: 3, TaskName: 'Perform Soil test', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4, Progress: 50  },
                { TaskID: 4, TaskName: 'Soil test approval', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), Duration: 4 , Progress: 50 },
            ]
        },
        {
            TaskID: 5,
            TaskName: 'Project Estimation',
            StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),
            EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'),
            subtasks: [
                { TaskID: 6, TaskName: 'Develop floor plan for estimation', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'), Duration: 3, Progress: 50 },
                { TaskID: 7, TaskName: 'List materials', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'), Duration: 3, Progress: 50 },
                { TaskID: 8, TaskName: 'Estimation approval', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'), Duration: 3, Progress: 50 }
            ]
        }
        ];
        this.taskSettings = {
            id: 'TaskID',
            name: 'TaskName',
            startDate: 'StartDate',
            endDate: 'EndDate',
            duration: 'Duration',
            progress: 'Progress',
            child: 'subtasks',
            segmentId: 'segmentId'
        };
        this.segmentData = [
           { segmentId: 2, StartDate: new Date("04/02/2019"), Duration: 2 },
           { segmentId: 2, StartDate: new Date("04/04/2019"), Duration: 2 },
           { segmentId: 4, StartDate: new Date("04/02/2019"), Duration: 2 },
           { segmentId: 4, StartDate: new Date("04/04/2019"), Duration: 2 }
        ];
    }
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Note: Segment id field contains id of a task which should be split at load time.

Improve performance by disabling validations

The autoCalculateDateScheduling property can help you reduce the time taken for the Gantt chart to render on the initial load. When this API is enabled, parent-child validation, data validation, and predecessor validation are restricted, allowing the Gantt chart to load more quickly. Since we are disabling the validations, data source provided to gantt should have all data such as start date, end date, duration, as proper data.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GanttModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt'
import { VirtualScrollService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt'




import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, OnInit } from '@angular/core';

import { GanttComponent, VirtualScrollService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt';
import { ToolbarItem, EditSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-gantt';

@Component({
imports: [
         GanttModule
    ],

providers: [VirtualScrollService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template:
       `<ejs-gantt id="ganttDefault" height="450px" [dataSource]="data" [taskFields]="taskSettings" [treeColumnIndex]="1"
        [splitterSettings]="splitterSettings" [columns]="columns" [labelSettings]="labelSettings"
        [allowSelection]="true" [enableVirtualization]="true"  [autoCalculateDateScheduling]="false" [editSettings] = "editSettings" [highlightWeekends]="true"></ejs-gantt>`,
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
})
export class AppComponent{
    // Data for Gantt
    public data?: object[];
    public taskSettings?: object;
    public splitterSettings?: object;
    public columns?: object[];
    public editSettings?: EditSettingsModel;
    public toolbar?: ToolbarItem[];
    public labelSettings?: object;
    public ngOnInit(): void {
        let tempData: any[] = [
    {
        TaskID: 1, TaskName: 'Product concept',StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'), EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'),
        parentID: 0
    },
    {
        TaskID: 2, TaskName: 'Defining the product and its usage', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),
        Duration: 3, Progress: 30, parentID: 1
    },
    {
        TaskID: 3, TaskName: 'Defining target audience', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),
        parentID: 1, Duration: 3
    },
    {
        TaskID: 4, TaskName: 'Prepare product sketch and notes', StartDate: new Date('04/05/2019'),
        Duration: 2, parentID: 1, Progress: 30
    },
    {
        TaskID: 5, TaskName: 'Concept approval', StartDate: new Date('04/08/2019'),
        parentID: 0, Duration: 0
    },
    {
        TaskID: 6, TaskName: 'Market research', StartDate: new Date('04/02/2019'),
        parentID: 0, EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019')
    },
    {
        TaskID: 7, TaskName: 'Demand analysis', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'),
        EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'), parentID: 6
    },
    {
        TaskID: 8, TaskName: 'Customer strength', StartDate: new Date('04/09/2019'),
        Duration: 4, parentID: 7, Progress: 30
    },
    {
        TaskID: 9, TaskName: 'Market opportunity analysis', StartDate: new Date('04/09/2019'),
        Duration: 4, parentID: 7
    },
    {
        TaskID: 10, TaskName: 'Competitor analysis', StartDate: new Date('04/15/2019'),
        Duration: 4, parentID: 6, Progress: 30
    },
    {
        TaskID: 11, TaskName: 'Product strength analsysis', StartDate: new Date('04/15/2019'),
        Duration: 4, parentID: 6
    },
    {
        TaskID: 12, TaskName: 'Research complete', StartDate: new Date('04/18/2019'),
        Duration: 0, parentID: 6
    },
    {
        TaskID: 13, TaskName: 'Product design and development', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'),
        parentID: 0, EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019')
    },
    {
        TaskID: 14, TaskName: 'Functionality design', StartDate: new Date('04/19/2019'),
        Duration: 3, parentID: 13, Progress: 30
    },
    {
        TaskID: 15, TaskName: 'Quality design', StartDate: new Date('04/19/2019'),
        Duration: 3, parentID: 13
    },
    {
        TaskID: 16, TaskName: 'Define reliability', StartDate: new Date('04/24/2019'),
        Duration: 2, Progress: 30, parentID: 13
    },
    {
        TaskID: 17, TaskName: 'Identifying raw materials', StartDate: new Date('04/24/2019'),
        Duration: 2, parentID: 13
    },
    {
        TaskID: 18, TaskName: 'Define cost plan', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'),
        parentID: 13, EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019')
    },
    {
        TaskID: 19, TaskName: 'Manufacturing cost', StartDate: new Date('04/26/2019'),
        Duration: 2, Progress: 30, parentID: 18
    },
    {
        TaskID: 20, TaskName: 'Selling cost', StartDate: new Date('04/26/2019'),
        Duration: 2, parentID: 18
    },
    {
        TaskID: 21, TaskName: 'Development of the final design', StartDate: new Date('04/30/2019'),
        parentID: 13, EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019')
    },
    {
        TaskID: 22, TaskName: 'Defining dimensions and package volume', StartDate: new Date('04/30/2019'),
        Duration: 2, parentID: 21, Progress: 30
    },
    {
        TaskID: 23, TaskName: 'Develop design to meet industry standards', StartDate: new Date('05/02/2019'),
        Duration: 2, parentID: 21
    },
    {
        TaskID: 24, TaskName: 'Include all the details', StartDate: new Date('05/06/2019'),
        Duration: 3, parentID: 21
    },
    {
        TaskID: 25, TaskName: 'CAD computer-aided design', StartDate: new Date('05/09/2019'),
        Duration: 3, parentID: 13, Progress: 30
    },
    {
        TaskID: 26, TaskName: 'CAM computer-aided manufacturing', StartDate: new Date('09/14/2019'),
        Duration: 3, parentID: 13
    },
    {
        TaskID: 27, TaskName: 'Design complete', StartDate: new Date('05/16/2019'),
        Duration: 0, parentID: 13
    },
    {
        TaskID: 28, TaskName: 'Prototype testing', StartDate: new Date('05/17/2019'),
        Duration: 4, Progress: 30, parentID: 0
    },
    {
        TaskID: 29, TaskName: 'Include feedback', StartDate: new Date('05/17/2019'),
        Duration: 4, parentID: 0
    },
    {
        TaskID: 30, TaskName: 'Manufacturing', StartDate: new Date('05/23/2019'),
        Duration: 5, Progress: 30, parentID: 0
    },
    {
        TaskID: 31, TaskName: 'Assembling materials to finsihed goods', StartDate: new Date('05/30/2019'),
        Duration: 5, parentID: 0
    },
    {
        TaskID: 32, TaskName: 'Feedback and testing', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'),
        parentID: 0, EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'),
    },
    {
        TaskID: 33, TaskName: 'Internal testing and feedback', StartDate: new Date('06/06/2019'),
        Duration: 3, parentID: 32, Progress: 45
    },
    {
        TaskID: 34, TaskName: 'Customer testing and feedback', StartDate: new Date('06/11/2019'),
        Duration: 3, parentID: 32, Progress: 50
    },
    {
        TaskID: 35, TaskName: 'Final product development', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'),
        parentID: 0, EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'),
    },
    {
        TaskID: 36, TaskName: 'Important improvements', StartDate: new Date('06/14/2019'),
        Duration: 4, Progress: 30, parentID: 35
    },
    {
        TaskID: 37, TaskName: 'Address any unforeseen issues', StartDate: new Date('06/14/2019'),
        Duration: 4, Progress: 30, parentID: 35
    },
    {
        TaskID: 38, TaskName: 'Final product', StartDate: new Date('04/04/2019'),
        parentID: 0, EndDate: new Date('04/21/2019'),
    },
    {
        TaskID: 39, TaskName: 'Branding product', StartDate: new Date('06/20/2019'),
        Duration: 4, parentID: 38
    },
    {
        TaskID: 40, TaskName: 'Marketing and presales', StartDate: new Date('06/26/2019'), Duration: 4,
        Progress: 30, parentID: 38
    }
];

let virtualData: any[] = [];
let projId: number = 1;
for (let i: number = 0; i < 50; i++) {
    let x: number = virtualData.length + 1;
    let parent: any = {};
    /* tslint:disable:no-string-literal */
    parent['TaskID'] = x;
    parent['TaskName'] = 'Project ' + (i + 1);
    virtualData.push(parent);
    for (let j: number = 0; j < tempData.length; j++) {
        let subtasks: any = {};
        /* tslint:disable:no-string-literal */
        subtasks['TaskID'] = tempData[j].TaskID + x;
        subtasks['TaskName'] = tempData[j].TaskName;
        subtasks['StartDate'] = tempData[j].StartDate;
        subtasks['Duration'] = tempData[j].Duration;
        subtasks['Progress'] = tempData[j].Progress;
        subtasks['parentID'] = tempData[j].parentID + x;
        virtualData.push(subtasks);
    }
}
this.data = virtualData,
    this.taskSettings = {
        id: 'TaskID',
        name: 'TaskName',
        startDate: 'StartDate',
        endDate: 'EndDate',
        duration: 'Duration',
        progress: 'Progress',
        parentID: 'parentID'
    };
this.columns = [
    { field: 'TaskID' },
    { field: 'TaskName' },
    { field: 'StartDate' },
    { field: 'Duration' },
    { field: 'Progress' }
];
this.splitterSettings = {
    columnIndex: 2
};
this.editSettings = {
    allowAdding: true,
    allowEditing: true,
    allowDeleting: true,
    allowTaskbarEditing: true,
    showDeleteConfirmDialog: true
},
this.toolbar = ['Add', 'Cancel', 'CollapseAll', 'Delete', 'Edit', 'ExpandAll', 'NextTimeSpan', 'PrevTimeSpan', 'Search', 'Update', 'Indent', 'Outdent']
this.labelSettings = {
    leftLabel: 'TaskName',
    taskLabel: 'Progress'
};
}
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Limitations

Gantt has the support for both Hierarchical and Self-Referential data binding. When rendering the Gantt control with SQL database, we suggest you to use the Self-Referential data binding to maintain the parent-child relation. Because the complex json structure is very difficult to manage it in SQL tables, we need to write a complex queries and we have to write a complex algorithm to find out the proper record details while updating/deleting the inner level task in Gantt data source. We cannot implement both data binding for Gantt control and this is not a recommended way. If both child and parentID are mapped, the records will not render properly because, when task id of a record defined in the hierarchy structure is assigned to parent id of another record, in such case the records will not properly render. As the self-referential will search the record with particular id in flat data only, not in the inner level of records. If we map the parentID field, it will be prioritized and Gantt will be rendered based on the parentID values.