Calendar View

The Copera Calendar view places your board items on a traditional day, week, or month calendar based on their dates — the familiar layout anyone who lives by a calendar will feel at home in. Each item appears as a block on the date (or date range) defined by its date columns, so deadlines, scheduled events, and recurring milestones all sit exactly where you expect them. Drag an item to a new day to reschedule it, click an empty slot to create one, and group items into resource lanes to see several schedules at once.

The Calendar was rebuilt for smoother, faster performance --- it loads only when you open it, scrolls and pans fluidly, and updates live as your teammates make changes, so the calendar always reflects the latest plan.

Setting Up a Calendar View

When creating a Calendar view, you configure:

1. Start Date column --- The date field used to position items on the calendar. This is required.
2. End Date column (optional) --- If provided, items span from the start date to the end date. If omitted, each item appears as a single-day entry on its start date.
3. Group By column (optional) --- A Status, Dropdown, or Users column that creates resource lanes within the calendar (visible in Day and Week modes).
4. Access --- Set the view to Everyone or Private.

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If your table does not yet have a date column, Copera can create one for you when you save the view, so you can start scheduling right away.

Calendar Modes

The toolbar lets you switch between three modes:

• Day --- Displays a single day divided into hourly slots. Useful for scheduling within a specific day.
• Week --- Displays seven days side by side. The most common mode for weekly planning.
• Month --- Displays an entire month in a traditional grid. Best for an overview of upcoming deadlines.

Navigate between periods using the toolbar arrows, or click Today to jump to the current date. The view remembers your preferred mode between sessions.

Interacting with Items

• Click an item to open the full row detail dialog where you can view and edit all fields.
• Drag an item to a different date cell to reschedule it. If the view has an end date column configured, both start and end dates adjust to maintain the same duration.
• Click an empty time slot to create a new item pre-filled with that date (and resource, if grouping is active).

Every change saves immediately and is reflected across all of your other views.

Resource Grouping

When a Group By column is configured, the Day and Week modes display resource lanes. Each lane corresponds to a unique value from the grouping field --- for example, one lane per team member when grouped by Users. Resource headers appear along the left side, letting you see each person's or category's schedule in parallel.

Filtering, Sorting, and Searching

All standard toolbar controls are available:

• Filter --- Show only items that match specific criteria.
• Sort --- Control the order in which overlapping items are stacked.
• Search --- Find specific items by keyword.

Settings and Options

Setting	Description	Default
Start Date column	The date field that positions items on the calendar	First date column
End Date column	Optional date field that lets items span a range	None (single-day)
Group By column	Splits Day and Week modes into resource lanes	None
Mode	Day, Week, or Month layout	Month
Access	Who can see the view (Everyone or Private)	Everyone

Limits and Notes

• A Start Date column is required; without one the calendar has nothing to place.
• Resource lanes appear only in Day and Week modes, not in Month mode.
• For precise hourly placement in Day mode, use a date column formatted to include a time.

Example Use Cases

• A content calendar where each post sits on its publish date, colored by status.
• A team schedule grouped by assignee so you can see everyone's week side by side.
• An event calendar in Month mode for an at-a-glance view of upcoming deadlines.

Tips

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Use Week mode for sprint or iteration planning to see the full picture of upcoming work, and Month mode for a high-level overview of deadlines.

• Combine the Calendar view with filters to create focused schedules --- for example, filter by assignee to see only your own items.
• If your items represent events with specific times, use a date column formatted to include a time for precise hourly placement in Day mode.
• Create multiple Calendar views with different groupings to see the same data from different angles.
• For a faster way to plan a single day, pair the calendar with the To Do View --- it lays the same dated tasks out as a notebook-style daily to-do list you can type into directly.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add a Calendar view to a board?

Open the table you want to schedule, click the + button next to the existing view tabs, and choose Calendar. Pick the Start Date column that positions items on the calendar, optionally add an End Date column so items span a range, and save. If your table has no date column, Copera can create one for you.

Can I reschedule an item by dragging it?

Yes. Drag any item to a different date to reschedule it. If the view has an End Date column configured, both the start and end dates shift together so the item keeps the same duration. Every change saves immediately and appears in all your other views.

What is the difference between the Calendar view and the Timeline view?

The Calendar view shows dated items on a traditional day, week, or month grid --- the familiar wall-calendar layout. The Timeline view plots items as bars along a horizontal time axis and adds dependency arrows, progress bars, and a planned-vs-actual baseline for project planning. Both read from the same table, so you can use whichever fits the task.

Can I see each person's schedule separately?

Yes. Set a Group By column when you create the view. In Day and Week modes the calendar splits into resource lanes --- one lane per value of the grouping column --- so you can see each team member's or category's schedule side by side.

Related Features

• Views Overview --- Compare all eight board view types and learn how to create them.
• Timeline View --- Plot the same dated items as bars on a time axis with dependencies.
• Gantt View --- Detailed project scheduling with critical path and milestones.
• To Do View --- Plan a single day as a notebook-style daily list.
• Filters & Sorting --- Narrow the calendar down to exactly the items you care about.