The color of the timeline bar is dependent on the color given to the display column - this is why coloring “all columns” worked for you - because by default it applied it to the display Column in your source table.
So the solve here is to, in your timeline table, set the conditions for colors on the status column like normal but apply them to the display column.
The display Column is the column with the little bookmark icon next to it
You could also apply those formats in the source table to the display column and status column only, and have them inherit on your timeline.
Also, best practice is to have your “source” table always be in a hidden table and used only for development, or setting these master conditional formats for views to inherit.
Then, even if you did apply the format to ALL Columns (which isn’t technically needed) it would matter because the tables you always work out of day to day are in a separate space!
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