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Scheduling mode | Description |
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Auto basic  | Auto basic mode is the default scheduling mode in BigPicture. Tasks in Auto basic mode react to automation based on non-working days, dependencies, and parents in Auto top-down and Locked mode. Tasks set to Auto basic mode do NOT affect children’s dates (as tasks in Auto bottom-up mode) and do NOT shift children’s tasks when tasks are moved.  |
Auto bottom-up  | Parent task dates are adjusted to match the period of their children’s tasks. Use case: You want the end date of the epic to be defined by the latest task that belongs to the epic.  |
Auto top-down  | A parent task repositions its children tasks to fit within a parent task period. Use case: You want tasks to be moved back in time so that they do not exceed the end date of a version or project.  |
Manual  | Automation mechanisms such as dependencies, calendars, and parent-child relations do NOT work on such tasks. Use case: You want a task to be completed on the weekend or unaffected by any automation mechanism (task dates have to be manually changed).  |
Locked  | The mode blocks the possibility of changing the duration and position of tasks by automation and other users. Children tasks dates do NOT exceed the end date of a parent task (as in the auto top-down mode). Use case: You want a task to be necessarily scheduled on specified dates. To change the start/end dates of a locked task, you have to change the scheduling mode first.  |
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