Create task dependencies (task table)

Procedure

1. Select a task in the task table.

2. Define the task dependency information:

   • If the selected task is dependent on another task, double-click the Predecessor cell.
   • If another task is dependent on the selected task, double-click the Successor cell.

3. Enter a task number, type of dependency, and lag time in the following format:

   task-number[type][+/- lag]
   

   • type — one of the lag types: SS (Start-to-start), FS (Finish-to-start, default), SF (Start-to-finish), FF (Finish-to-finish).
   • +/– — whether the lag time occurs after (+) or before (-) the lag type.
   • lag — the lag time, specified in weeks (w), days (d), or hours (h) suffix, or decimal values. Default unit is days (d), default value 0. Schedule Manager always converts and displays the lag time in days regardless of the suffix entered.

Lag time examples (task number 1, lag type FS)

Assumes 1 work week = 5 days and 1 work day = 8 hours. Calculations are not valid if your working time per day is more than 8 hours.

To set the lag time to	Enter	Schedule Manager displays
2 weeks	1FS+2w	1FS+10d
1 and one-half weeks	1FS+1.5w	1FS+7d4h
4 days	1FS+4d or 1FS+4	1FS+4d
3 days and 4 hours	1FS+3d4h or 1FS+3.5d	1FS+3d4h
10 hours	1FS+10 or 1FS+1.25d	1FS+1d2h
6 hours and 30 minutes	1FS+6.5h	1FS+0d6.5h

You can also create more than one dependency by using commas (for example, 5, 6SS-1, 7FS+4).

If you reorder tasks, the Predecessor and Successor boxes are automatically updated with new task numbers.

Note: Proxy tasks mirror real tasks. If you change the dependencies on the real task, the dependencies on the proxy task change as well.