Manage timelines

When you create a timeline, it is stored in a map. To manage timelines in a map, do the following:

1. Activate the map containing the timeline you want to manage.
2. Expand Timelines in the Contents pane.
3. To open a timeline, right-click the timeline and click Open Timeline .
4. To delete a timeline, right-click the timeline and click Delete .

Rename a timeline

To rename a timeline, do the following:

1. Right-click the timeline and click Properties .
2. Click the General tab on the Timeline Properties dialog box.
3. Edit the Name property.
4. Click OK.

Edit timeline layer properties

To edit a timeline layer's properties, do the following:

1. Expand the timeline.
2. Right-click the timeline layer that you want to edit and click Properties .
3. Optionally, edit the Name property.
4. Optionally, select the field you want to display in the ToolTip when you hover over data in the timeline from the Display field property drop-down arrow.
5. Optionally, select the field that you want to use to categorize the layer data in timeline lanes from the Category field property drop-down arrow.
6. Click OK.

Edit timeline metadata

To edit the timeline metadata, do the following:

1. In the Contents pane, right-click the timeline and click Properties .
2. Click the Metadata tab on the Timeline Properties dialog box.
3. Select Timeline has its own metadata from the drop-down arrow.
4. Edit the metadata properties.
5. Click OK.