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title: "Configuring Timeline View"
slug: "configuring-timeline-view"
updated: 2025-10-24T10:16:45Z
published: 2025-10-24T10:16:45Z
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# Configuring Timeline View

## How to create a Timeline View

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To create a **Timeline View**, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the **Module View Library**(see [Manage Views](/v1/docs/manage-views) for more details)
2. Locate **Timeline** and click on the card.
3. Click **Add New Timeline** to open the configuration wizard.
4. Enter a **Name** and, optionally, a **Description**.

![Configuration options for creating a timeline, including name and description fields.](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/Timeline_General.png)

An image highlighting the Settings settings of Timeline View

1. Navigate to the **Appearance** tab or click **Next**.
2. Add the desired **Sort Order** by specifying up to five fields along with their corresponding sort direction (**ASC**/**DESC**).
3. In the **Fields for Totals**, select one or more numeric fields if you want to display a sum row within the inline modules.
4. Choose whether to **enable or disable Preview Media Files**.

![Configuration settings for module views, including sorting and total fields options.](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/Timeline_Appearance.png)

An image highlighting the Appearance settings of Timeline View

1. Navigate to the **Fields** tab or click **Next**.
2. Define a **Start Date Field** and a **End Date Field** to control the length of the timeline bar
3. Here, you can also customise which fields to display in the view by simply dragging them from the **Available Fields** list to the **Fields to Show** list. Adjust the display order according to your needs.
4. Click **Create** to confirm your settings and create the view.

![Configuration settings for module views, including fields and status management options.](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/Timeline_Fields.png)

An image highlighting the Fields settings of Timeline View