Scheduling (Box types)

The scheduling option on the box type configuration page determines how new tasks added to the box will interact with the scheduling mechanism, including factors like task dependencies and parent/child relationships.

This option sets a default configuration for all newly created boxes of that specific box type.

Security and access

Only users with the App Admin security role can edit the Box types and access the Administration.

To set the default scheduling mode for the box type:

1. Click the App settings (wrench icon) in the top right corner. 

2. Select Box types from the dropdown list.

3. On the Administration page, click a box type name to open its settings.

4. On the box type configuration page, go to Tasks > Scheduling tab.

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Default scheduling mode

The default scheduling mode is auto basic and applies only to newly created tasks (tasks that were added to the box's scope for the first time.) If a task was added to the scope prior to the scheduling mode change, its existing mode will remain unchanged.

For Boxes with the Own scope, you can choose from four available scheduling modes:

• Auto basic

• Auto bottom-up

• Auto top-down

• Lock

• Manual

You can add a new task to the scope of a box in the following ways:

• use the +Task button in the Scope, Gantt, Board, Risks, and Resources modules.

• change the scope definition of a box.

Jira sprint, version, component, and project always have the default scheduling mode set to manual, regardless of the scheduling mode you set as default.