Introduction

Project milestones are used in project management to mark the important dates on your projects' timelines. You can set milestones for your projects by adding a new custom field with a date value. Milestone feature is currently available with projects only. There's no limit regarding how much milestones you can add. 

Setting a milestone for a project

1. Open a single Project View
That way you can access the project dialog.
2. Click on the title to open the dialog
This opens the project dialog.
3. Click on the '+' icon to add a new data field 
Project Custom Fields dialog will open.



4. Select 'Date (milestone') from the list below
You can choose a different date for each project.



5. Name the milestone
   
The name will be displayed in the Gantt chart area f.e 'End date'/'Start date'.
Make sure to tick 'Show as milestone'.
6. Select a color
That's the color the milestone will be displayed in the Gantt chart area.
7. Click on 'Save' upon completion 
You'll see added milestone field in your Project's dialog.

Adding a value to a specific milestone

1. Click on the field and select a date for your milestone
   
Click on 'Save' upon completion.



2. You will see the milestone symbol(s) above your Gantt chart
   
Hover your mouse over the symbol to see the title and the date.




You can repeat the steps to add 'End date' or other milestones. If you group your resources by projects you'll see all projects. To compare different projects' milestones simply collapse the resource column to make all projects' milestones visible.