How do I use Milestones?
The Milestones application allows you to define the key steps of a project. For instance an example of milestone in a customer project is: ‘Final Presentation Meeting’. This milestone has a set date and can be linked to multiple task lists and topics (in Discussions). If the key dates of your project are delayed you only need to update the set date of your milestones and all the tasks and topics where this milestone is used will be updated.
Can I have private milestones? How do I use them?
Yes. You can use private milestones, for instance, to share key deadlines of a project only with users of your company and not those of the customer.
For example, you can have a public Milestone named « Presentation to Customer » and two private milestone ‘Internal preparation Meeting’ and ‘Final Internal review’.
Why aren't comments allowed on milestones?
We believe that the only possible comments on Milestones are on dates. If comments are needed on a Milestone you can open a discussion on the matter.
What is the role of the owner of a Milestone?
The role of the Owner of a milestone is up to you. Generally speaking, the owner of a Milestone is also in charge of attached task lists and discussions.
How can I see the task lists and topics attached to a milestone? What does the Linked objects icon next to milestone mean?
The icon next to Milestone means that there are two items linked to this milestone. If you click on the icon, you can access on linked discussions and task list.
In the example shown below the milestone is linked to 1 discussion and 1 task list.
How can I prevent members of a project from adding editing or deleting Milestones?
You can do this by changing the user rights for the milestones application in the application settings.
Why can't I have multiple dates on a milestone?
If you have more than a key date in a project it means you need to create more than one milestone.
How am I reminded of my late milestones?
Late milestones are displayed in the Project overview. Late milestones for which you are the owner are also displayed in the user dashboard.
How can I see the list of all milestones for which I am the owner?
In a given project use the following drop down menu 
to see the milestones assigned to you by choosing your name in the list.
If you want to see all the milestones for which you are the owner across all projects, use the same select menu in the user personal page.
When and why are milestones in my project marked as [Private]?
This means that the Milestone application is private and not visible to users of unauthorized companies in a project. When, for a given project, the application is marked as private by an administrator, all milestones in the application will be marked as private.
