Adding task dependencies

If you have tasks that depend on each other to be completed, it is possible to use Task Dependencies. Dependencies can be described as the relationships between tasks, which determines the order in which activities need to be carried out.

This article covers:

• How dependencies work
• Adding task dependencies
• Editing dependencies
• Deleting dependencies

How dependencies work

The two types of dependencies users can choose from in Forecast are:

1. Finish to Start: in this case the Predecessor Task must be Finished before a Successor Task can be Started.
2. Finish to Finish:  in this case the Predecessor Task must be Finished before a Successor Task can be Finished.

Adding task dependencies

Dependencies can be set up in two ways. It can be done either from the Timeline or directly from the task.

Adding a dependency directly from a task

To add a dependency

1. Select a task.
2. Click the three-dots icon in the upper right corner of the task modal.
3. Click Add Dependencies section.
4. A Dependencies field will appear in the area below the Description field.
5. Select a Predecessor Task.
6. Set the current task to either Start or to Finish.
7. Click Add.
8. Set the Successor Task to either Start or Finish.
9. Select the Successor Task.
10. Click Add.

Adding a dependency from the Timeline

1. Click on Projects from the top bar.
2. Select All Projects from the dropdown.
3. Select your project.
4. In the left side panel, click Timeline.
5. Select a task.
6. Hover over it until the plug icon appears.
7. Click and drag the plug icon to another task to establish the dependency.

Editing dependencies

To edit a dependency from within the task modal

1. Open up the task modal.
2. Hover over the desired dependency.
3. Click on the three-dots icon to prompt the dependency menu.
4. Select Edit Dependency.

Deleting dependencies

To delete a dependency from within the task modal

1. Open up the task modal.
2. Hover over the desired dependency.
3. Click on the three-dots icon to prompt the dependency menu.
4. Select Delete Dependency.