Figure 2: Add Predecessors Select and add a predecessor (or predecessors) to the Your Selections column. The Add Predecessors (or Add Successors ) dialog opens. In such cases, the system will not recalculate the dependency, but rather display an alert in the alerts module. Figure 1: Selected Work Item On the ribbon, click Add Related and then click Predecessors (or Successors ). Therefore, the system may initially allow creating an inter-Project dependency, but later on, during the recalculation process, it may detect a loop and automatically break the dependency. For an inter-Project dependency, the system cannot detect a dependency loop instantly, but rather during the recalculation process.When a dependency is created between items in the same project tree (“local” dependency), the system checks for a dependency loop and prevents the creation of an instant dependency if a loop is detected.Use Shortcuts to bring in the dependent items (usually tasks) into the Project hierarchy for better visibility and then easily link them with “local” items using the Link action.Use the Process Monitor to check the performance and status of calculation jobs in the system.Take into account the recalculation times, which depend on the Project size, number of resources, and the number and directions of the inter-dependencies.If you do create inter-project dependencies, we recommend the following best practices: Creating dependencies between sub-Projects in a single-hierarchy generally works better than inter-dependencies between two separate projects. While you can create inter-project dependencies between two completely separate projects, we do not recommend it due to possible performance issues and delays to calculations. On the dependency type, check the Restore checkbox.īest Practices for Inter-Project Dependencies To restore all manually set dates within the selected work items, and thereby allow the automatic date changes based.(Optional) Add a lag between predecessor and successor work items.Click Finish to Start (FtS), and from the drop-down menu, select the dependency type.You can then select the dependency type, and enter the lag if relevant. Within the dialog you can select which of the two work items will be the predecessor work item or which work item depends on the other. The example below describes adding dependencies to multiple work items in a Work Plan: From the picklist, select the dependency type.ĭependencies can be added to one or more work items.Select and add a predecessor (or predecessors) to the Your Selections column.

The Add Predecessors (or Add Successors ) dialog opens. On the ribbon, click Add Related and then click Predecessors (or Successors).Start to Start (StS) - The successor work item does not start before the predecessor starts.

Start to Finish (StF) - The successor work item does not finish until the predecessor starts.

Finish to Finish (FtF) - Predecessor work item does not finish until the successor is finished.

Finish to Start (FtS) - The successor work item begins upon completion of the predecessor work item.

Dependency TypesĬlarizen enables selecting from four schedule dependency types: Note: Dates that are manually set are not overridden when creating dependencies.

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