Critical Path

The Critical Path section allows you to define, edit, and manage milestone templates used across your styles. These structured timelines include sequenced activities, dependencies, and offsets that guide key workflow stages such as design, development, and production.

Each critical path template includes grouped sections and time-based activities that are used to track milestone completion. Using templates ensures consistency across product categories and improves visibility into the full development lifecycle of a style.

Managing Critical Path Templates

You can easily add, edit, and delete critical path templates to standardise your workflows.

Add a Critical Path Template

1. Click the Add New button in the top left.
2. Enter a clear Critical Path Name.
3. Add a Section Name (e.g., Design, Production), then use Add new activity to populate the timeline.
4. Click Save to create the new template.

Edit a Critical Path Template

1. Click the pencil icon next to the template you want to modify.
2. Update the Critical Path Name or Section Name as needed.
3. Modify activities by changing the Activity Name, Condition, Notes, Reference, Offset Days, or Date.
4. Add new sections or activities using the corresponding buttons.
5. Click Save to apply your changes.

Actions Column

The Actions Column is a critical component within the Activities section that provides essential controls for managing activity visibility and approval workflows. This column contains three key action buttons that enable users to control how activities are displayed and approved through the portal.

When editing a critical path template, under the Activities section, users will find the Actions Column which includes:

• Approve from portal – Enables portal-based approval for the activity.
• Display on portal – Controls whether the activity is visible on the portal.
• Delete – Removes the activity from the critical path template.

Display on Portal Dependency

The Display on portal setting is a prerequisite for portal approvals. This dependency ensures that activities must first be visible on the portal before they can be approved through it.

How it works:

1. Click Display on portal to enable portal visibility for an activity.
2. Once Display on portal is enabled, the Approve from portal button becomes active and clickable.
3. If Display on portal is not enabled, the Approve from portal button remains disabled and cannot be clicked.

This workflow dependency is essential for maintaining data integrity and ensuring that only visible activities can receive portal-based approvals. It prevents approval workflows from being activated for activities that are not intended to be displayed to portal users.

Delete Activities Within a Template

• Single Delete: Click the trash can icon next to an activity and confirm the action to remove it.

• Bulk Delete: Select the checkboxes for multiple activities, then click the delete button that appears at the top of the list.

Delete a Critical Path Template

• Single Delete: Click the trash can icon next to a critical path template and confirm the action.

• Bulk Delete: Select the checkboxes for multiple templates, then click the delete button that appears at the top of the table.

Scenarios for Critical Path

The behaviour of Critical Path activities is controlled by the settings configured in Site Settings > Style > Activities. The following table outlines how each option affects the user interface and functionality:

Configuration	Impact on Critical Path Activities
Note option disabled	The Add a note... button is hidden from the activity comment interface. However, clicking either the Approval or Rejection button will still trigger the editor, with the comment type automatically set to either Approval or Rejection respectively.
Approval option disabled	The Approval button is hidden from the activity interface. The approval icon in the Action column is also removed. Users will not be able to approve activities through the critical path workflow.
Rejection option disabled	The Rejection button is hidden from the activity interface. The rejection icon in the Action column is also removed. Users will not be able to reject activities through the critical path workflow.
Date option disabled	The Date Picker for Due Date in the Activity Comment pop-up is disabled, preventing users from setting or modifying due dates for activities.

Toolbar Actions

The toolbar provides several options for managing your list of critical path templates:

• Filter: Toggle the view between Enabled, Disabled, or All templates.
• Export: Download the full list of critical paths in .xlsx format.
• History: Export a complete change log for auditing and review purposes.

Customising the Table View

The table layout can be customised to suit your preferences using the following features:

Troubleshooting