Task dependency graph

The task dependency graph displays the dependency chain for the tasks in a deployment.

You can view the critical path for any task in a scheduled deployment. To view the graph, on the Deployment Execution page, click the action icon for a task, and then select View Critical Path.

The task dependency graph displays deployment elements as objects in a flowchart, with the selected task highlighted in the center of the graph. The graph includes items that directly affect the selected task, and items that are implied based on the segment execution pattern and segment-level dependencies. Objects that affect the selected task are displayed above the task; items that are affected by the selected task are displayed below it.

Squares represent the start and end of segments. To see information about an element, hover the mouse over it. The tooltip displays timing information, task type, application name, and application version.

For sequential segments, the Begin Segment element is a prerequisite of the first task, and each task depends on the task before it. The last task is a prerequisite of the End Segment element. For parallel segments, the Start Segment element is a prerequisite for each task, and each task is a prerequisite of the End Segment element.

Segments to which the selected task does not belong are included because they are prerequisites or dependents of the segment start and end nodes. The elements that are not included are not related through segment-level or task-level dependencies across segments.