Adjust dependency settings at the top to modify the view.
Displaying Dependencies
Expanded
Depending on the business rules, dependencies will be displayed as arrows:
Link | |
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Non ASAP | |
ASAP | |
Soft dependency | |
Out-of-view dependencies |
Outgoing dependencies list → click on a dot to see the list:
Incoming dependencies list → click on a dot to see the list:
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").
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.
Collapsed
If a task has any dependencies, they are indicated as a number in a dot.
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.
outgoing dependencies → the task is a source (starting point) of outgoing dependencies. The target tasks (the endpoints of the dependencies) are listed.
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.
The dialogue box can be expanded:
Infobar
You can view the full dependency list in the Inforbar.
Out-of-view dependencies
Out-of-view dependencies can't be displayed on the Gantt chart.
Reason | Explanation |
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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:
Focus on source/ target → you can't be taken to a task in a different box: |
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. Out-of-view status is indicated by an icon in the Infobar: Focus on source/ target → you can't be taken to the hidden task: |