---
title: Issue timeline and issue reports
summary: See all issues of a project on a timeline, open the issue report view, and use the list of issues for one period that task summary reports link to.
order: 3
menu: Quality & Safety > Issues
route: /issues/gantt
who: People who have the View permission on Issues. The Issue Timeline button needs Approve.
---

Besides the list, the Issues screen has three more views. The timeline shows when each issue was open. The report view shows issue numbers in a pivot table. The period list opens from a link in a task summary report and shows the issues of one task or one period.

## Before you start

- Select the project in the project selector at the top of the screen.
- The issues must exist. See [Issues](index.md).

## How to open the issue timeline

1. Open **Quality & Safety > Issues**.
2. Click **Issue Timeline**. The button shows only for people who have the Approve permission.
3. Choose the scale with the **Format** buttons: **Day**, **Week**, **Month** or **Quarter**.
4. Click a row to move the bars to that issue.

The table on the left has the columns **Start Date**, **End Date** and **Days Open**. The bars on the right show the same period. Group rows show the issue category and the issue type. The issues are below them.

![The issue timeline. Mark 1 is the Days Open column. Mark 2 is the Back to List button.](../media/issue-timeline.png)

Click **Back to List** to return to the list.

## How to open the issue report view

1. Open **Quality & Safety > Issues**.
2. Click the arrow next to **Issue Report**.
3. Choose **All Issue Report** or **Open Issue Report**.

![The Issue Report menu. Mark 1 is All Issue Report. Mark 2 is Open Issue Report.](../media/issue-report-menu.png)

**All Issue Report** counts every issue. **Open Issue Report** counts the issues that are not closed. The report is a pivot table. You can drag the fields to change the rows and the columns. Click **View Data** to return to the list.

## How to use the list of issues for a period

Task summary reports that Superwise e-mails contain links to this list. A link opens the issues of one project for one task or one period.

1. Click the link in the report.
2. Use the **Search** box and the search button to find an issue. The list shows 10 issues on a page. You can choose 10, 20 or 50.
3. Click a column name to sort.
4. In the last column, use the buttons: view, add remarks, edit or delete.

![The list of issues for a period. Mark 1 is the Search box. Mark 2 is the Opened On column. Mark 3 is the Status column.](../media/issue-report-page.png)

## What the columns mean

| Name | What it means |
| --- | --- |
| **Opened On** | The date and time the issue was opened. |
| **Issue Type** | The kind of issue. |
| **Task** | The task linked to the issue. |
| **WBS Title** | The work breakdown structure item linked to the issue. |
| **Closed On** | The date and time the issue was closed. |
| **Opened By Name** | The person who reported the issue. |
| **Resolved By Name** | The person who resolved the issue. |
| **Status** | **Open**, **Resolved** or **Closed**. |

## Rules to know

- The edit button shows when you have the Edit permission and the issue can be edited.
- The delete button shows when you have the Delete permission. It asks **Delete Issue?** before it removes the issue.
- The empty list says "No issues in this period."

## If something goes wrong

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| No **Issue Timeline** button | You need the Approve permission on Issues. |
| No issues in this period. | The link has no issues. Open the list in **Quality & Safety > Issues** and search there. |
| The timeline is empty | The project has no issues. |

## Related pages

- [Issues](index.md)
- [Report an issue](create-issue.md)
- [Resolve, re-open and close an issue](resolve-and-close.md)