By using a scale area, scale fields can be summarized.
Scale areas always have to be customized above data areas with date-related data fields (e.g. date bars, projections).
In special displays, time scales are not always at the first position in a module.
Example
project area
scale area
task area
Here, a separate time scale with the underlying task bars is displayed above the tasks of each project. With this design, the project data area may not contain any bars or other values which are shown below a scale.