Task record
Task dependencies can be created by opening a task, navigating to the Dependencies tab, selecting the predecessor task, choosing a dependency relationship type, and saving to display the connection on the Gantt chart.
To create a dependency in a task record, perform the following steps:
- Open the task that depends on another task by clicking the Edit task
button in the task table
or by double-clicking the task bar in the Gantt chart. - Go to the Dependencies tab.
- Click the Find Tasks button, select the task that this task depends on, and click OK.
- Select a relationship in the Dependency Relationship dropdown menu.
- Click Save & Close to return to the project.
- Notice that a dependency line is displayed on the Gantt chart from the task that has the dependency to the task on which it is dependent (known as the predecessor.)
Example:
- Dependency example: Task B cannot start until Task A finishes.
- Dependency relationship: Finish-to-Start (fs)
- What to do: Open Task B and go to the Dependencies tab. Click Find Tasks, select Task A, and click OK. For the Dependency Relationship, select Finish-to-Start. Click Save & Close.
Work Task > Dependencies tab > Dependency Relationship
