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You can change the scheduling mode of a single task (or a group of tasks, using the multi-select option) by using the right-click dialog:
You can also select multiple tasks and click on the three-dot menu in the middle:
Available scheduling modes
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The general rules and outcomes are presented in the table below:
scheduling Scheduling mode | Task impacted by other tasks or dependencies? | Task impacted by non-working days? | Does moving the task affect children? | Task start / end date editable /movable? |
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Locked | No | No | Yes | No |
Manual | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Auto top-down | Yes, by either
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
Auto bottom-up | Yes, by either
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
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You can add the following Jira task types to the scope:
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Period mode vs strong dependencies
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