# Gantt: Analytics Bring greater context to your Gantt charts with reference lines marking important milestones: the current date, project start and end dates, and custom ranges such as sprint cycles. Click the **Analytics** button in the Story section of the header, then click the **Add new reference** button.

Let's look at how to configure reference lines and bands. #### 1. Name Add a custom name to identify the reference line/band. You will need to use this name to identify specific analytical components in the side pane to edit them. In this example, we've changed the default name to 'Project Start'.

#### 2. Date(s) Analytics+ provides multiple options, like first-of-date, to highlight important events in the project.

* The first-of-date and last-of-date indicate the start date and end date of the project plan.

#### 3. Line Enable the toggle to render the reference line. Choose between dotted, dashed, and regular lines. Customize the color and thickness.

#### 4. Timezone offset When adding a reference line for the current date across users in different time zones, apply the timezone offset to keep the date consistent for everyone.

#### 5. Custom date Plot a reference line to indicate significant milestones, like design approved, development complete, or go-live. This option is enabled when 'Custom Date' is selected from the Date(s) dropdown.

#### 7. From and To Plot reference bands to highlight sprint cycles, code freezes, or QA/UAT periods. Select the 'Custom Date Range' option from the Date(s) dropdown. Choose from built-in options like first-of-date, last-of-date, Today, or set custom dates. In this example, we've used the first-of-date and a custom date to create a date range to display the hiring window.

#### 8. Range color Set a custom color for the reference band. {% hint style="success" %} Select 'Custom Date Range' from the Date(s) dropdown to enable this option. {% endhint %}

#### 9. Pattern Customize the reference band further by applying a fill pattern. {% hint style="success" %} Select 'Custom Date Range' from the Date(s) dropdown to enable this option. {% endhint %}

#### 10. Label Enable this toggle to display a custom label against the reference line/band. * Enter the display name in the **Name** textbox.

* Customize the **font** style, size, and color. You can also set a custom background color to highlight the label.

* Set the x and y co-ordinates at which to position the label using the **Offset** option.

* Rotate the label vertically or horizontally. Set the rotation to 0 to place the label horizontally.