Manual task structure

Contents: 1 About manual task structure 2 Structure tasks manually 3 Indent and outdent tasks 4 Active structure builder conflicts

Contents: 1 About manual task structure 2 Structure tasks manually 3 Indent and outdent tasks 4 Active structure builder conflicts

About manual task structure

You can structure your tasks manually or use the structure builders. You can use both ways and generate a complex structure but let's start with the basics.

Before you start structuring your tasks, make sure that you understand the basic concepts related to task scheduling (see the Automation (auto-scheduling) page).

Structure tasks manually

The Gantt and Scope modules allow you to structure your tasks manually. There are different ways to do that, including:

Drag and drop
Keyboard shortcuts
Arrows on the Scope module's header
Arrows on the task vertical dialog

You can move selected tasks or groups of tasks (using the multi-select feature).

Once the parent-child relationship is created, it will appear in all modules that can display the task structure: Board backlog, Scope, Gantt, and WBS widget.

Indent and outdent tasks

Use the arrows in the dialog, which appears when you click on a task, to structure your tasks manually:

An arrow pointing right will indent the task or SHIFT + ->
An arrow pointing left will outdent the task or SHIFT + <-

See the example from the Gantt module.

Screenshot of indenting and outdenting tasks in the Gantt module.

See the example from the Scope module.

Screenshot of manually moving tasks in the Scope module.

Active structure builder conflicts

When a structure builder is enabled, BigPicture will block an operation if it leads to a conflict, and you will see a warning.

To learn more, see the Task structure page.