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Dependencies & Critical Path

Written By Timothy Murenzi

Link a task to the product or task it's waiting on, so the plan reflects the real order of work — and so you're warned when a delivery slips.

Add a dependency

  1. Open the task (click it in any view).

  2. Click + Waiting on a product or another task.

  3. Search under Find a product or task. Products are listed with their vendor, and tasks follow below.

  4. Pick one. The task now waits on it.

Choosing a product or task the task is waiting on

Waiting on a product

This is the most useful link in a design project — for example, "Install the sideboard" waits on the sideboard arriving.

  • The task shows the product's status: Arrives Nov 26, Late · Nov 6, or No delivery date.

  • On the Timeline, an Arrives after the task starts marker warns you when the product won't arrive in time.

  • When a delivery date changes, a delivery changed banner appears. Click Review and choose Move it to [new date], Do it without product, or Got it.

  • The Waiting on products filter shows every task held up by a product.

A delivery changed banner with the options to move the task or carry on without the product

Waiting on another task

Use this for work that must happen in order — for example, "Space plan" before "Concept presentation". The waiting task follows the one it depends on.

Important limitations

  • The dependency picker no longer asks for a relationship type (Finish-to-Start, Start-to-Start and so on). A task simply waits on the product or task you pick.

Related articles

  • The Gantt (Timeline) view

  • The Task panel (task details)

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