Mark Dependencies

Sequence the order in which tasks must be completed by mapping the relationship between them via dependencies.

Use Case

• Understand the impact of a task on other tasks.
• Restrict users from closing tasks until the related tasks are closed.
• Map dependencies to indicate when the result of one task will form the input details for the another task.

Terminologies

Parent Task  - The first task in the sequence on which other tasks depend is called the parent task. The dependent tasks cannot be closed until the parent task is closed.

Child Task  - Tasks dependent on the parent task are called child tasks.

Connector - The connection arrow used to link parent and child tasks.

Add Task Dependency   

In the Tasks tab, click Dependencies on the toolbar.

The Task Dependency page is displayed. Hover a task to preview the task details. The background color indicates the percentage of work completed so far.

Select a task and drag the connector to link a child task.

To delete a dependency, hover over the connector and click .

Dependency Map Operations 

On the page header, you can perform the following actions:

• Click Reload to refresh the page and view the updated changes in the dependency map.
• Click Layout to toggle the view between horizontal and vertical tree.
• Click Export to obtain a PDF document of the dependency map.