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Adjust dependency settings at the top to modify the view.

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Displaying Dependencies

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Depending on the business rules, dependencies will be displayed as arrows:

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Non ASAP

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ASAP

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Soft dependency

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Out-of-view dependencies

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Outgoing dependencies list → click on a dot to see the list:
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Incoming dependencies list → click on a dot to see the list:
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Broken Dependencies

If a strong dependency cannot be fulfilled because of other scheduling rules it is displayed as an orange arrow (soft dependencies don't have a scheduling impact; therefore, they cannot be "broken").

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The number of dependencies exceeds the module capability

If the number of dependencies is too high to handle visually, they won't be shown in the form of arrows. 

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If a task has any dependencies, they are indicated as a number in a dot. 

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To view dependency information, click on a dot.

incoming dependencies → the task is a target (endpoint) of dependencies. The source tasks (starting points of the dependencies) are listed.

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outgoing dependencies → the task is a source (starting point) of outgoing dependencies. The target tasks (the endpoints of the dependencies) are listed.

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Task details - list of dependencies

In the task details dialogue, you can see the full list of both outgoing and incoming dependencies. Click on a task on the gantt chart to open the task details dialogue. 
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The dialogue box can be expanded:
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Infobar

You can view the full dependency list in the Inforbar.

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Out-of-view dependencies 

Out-of-view dependencies can't be displayed on the Gantt chart. 

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task in a different box

Only one task is visible on the Gantt chart. The other task is in a different box. As a result, dependency cannot be visualized.

Out-of-view status is indicated:

  • by an icon in the Infobar:
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  • by an icon in the task dependency list:

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Focus on source/ target → you can't be taken to a task in a different box:
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task hidden because of active filters

Only one task is visible. The other task is hidden because of active filters.  As a result, dependency cannot be visualized.

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Out-of-view status is indicated by an icon in the Infobar:
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Focus on source/ target → you can't be taken to the hidden task:
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