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If you make changes to a task in multiple boxes, the changes are automatically implemented in other boxes. When each box is configured differently, the resulting task's period is 'evenly shaped' by the rules of each box. The task's position and duration on the timeline remain the same in all boxes.
Automation vs.
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tasks with the Done status
Tasks in with the ‘Done’ Done status are excluded from any scheduling automation rules. Such tasks aren’t affected by dependencies, scheduling mode of other tasks (parent and children).
Only manual changes to the dates and/or duration affect those tasks.
Structure builders and field sync
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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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Changing absences for assignee
Task is re-scheduled when absence is added or removed from the assignee. For more details, check the Auto recalculation based on the assignee option.