Display dependencies

Introduction

Adjust dependency settings at the top to modify the view. Click the Browse dependencies to expand the Infobar panel with dependencies.

Open

Display dependencies

Expanded

Dependencies are displayed as arrows:

Link	Arrow

Link	Arrow
Non ASAP	Blue arrow: Open
ASAP	Grey arrow:
Soft dependency	Grey dotted arrow:
Out-of-view  dependencies
Highlighted dependency	A dependency arrow is in bold when you highlight a dependency or task on the task tree to which the dependency applies.
Not highlighted dependency	A dependency arrow's color is subdued when a task associated with the dependency is not highlighted.

To see the outgoing dependencies list, click on a dot.

To see the incoming dependencies list, click on a dot.

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).

For example, a task can be done manually or in locked scheduling mode.

The number of dependencies exceeds the module capability

If the number of dependencies is too high to handle visually, they won't be shown as 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 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 Infobar.

Dependencies and task dates

When many tasks are linked by dependencies, and one of the tasks loses both dates (start and end dates), dependencies are saved. The arrow between tasks will temporarily disappear, but you can still check the dependency by switching to the Collapsed display and clicking on a number in a dot next to the task.

The arrow between tasks will appear once you assign at least one date to the task.

Out-of-view dependencies 

Out-of-view dependencies can't be displayed on the Gantt chart.