Manage Dependent Tasks

You can select a task and define dependencies with other tasks in the same task group.

Task Manager does not prevent creating task dependencies out of date order. For example, a task that must be started on Day 2 can be created as a dependent of a task that ends on Day 4.

1. In the Task Administration page, select the task that requires a dependency association.

2. Click Depend to open the Dependent Task Manager dialog box.

    

3. Select the task you want to be a dependent from the Available Tasks column.

4. Click Add to move the selected task to the Dependent Tasks column.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 as needed to add additional task dependencies to this task.

6. Click Close when all dependencies have been added.

You can also select a task and click Remove if you enter a task as a dependent in error. This moves the selected task back to the Available Tasks column.

Changes to dependencies will not update tasks that are in Prepared states or higher.

NOTE: Tasks having dependencies cannot be set to prepared without all dependent tasks being marked as prepared first.

See Tasks Pane - Task List Menu Bar.