Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a way to visualize Remaining Effort distributed across a timeline in a bar chart (Histogram), and I’ve hit a roadblock with how Wrike handles calculated fields.

The Challenge

To calculate the remaining work, I created a custom formula field:[Effort] - [Time Spent]

The issue arises when I try to use this data in a report or Wrike Analyze:

• Loss of Time Granularity: While native Effort and Timelogs can be spread across the task duration using the "Date" dimension (break by), my custom formula field loses this capability.
• Limited Break By options: Instead of a daily distribution, the chart only allows me to "break by" Start Date or Due Date. This results in the total remaining hours being "clumped" at the beginning or end of the task, rather than showing (for example) 1 hour per day for a 30-day task.

My Goal

I want to see a chart where the Remaining Effort is spread across the task's duration, similar to how the native "Workload" view or "Effort" metric works.

Questions

1. Has anyone encountered this limitation when trying to plot calculated balances over time?
2. Is there a workaround in Wrike Analyze (perhaps using a widget-level formula instead of a task-level custom field) to maintain the daily distribution?
3. How do you track "Remaining Work" visually without it just being a static number on a single date?

Thanks in advance for any insights or best practices you can share!

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Anyone? :) Thanks in advance!!

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