Tip 4: Task Dependency

Nov 17 2009 04:54:23 AM Posted By : John
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Some users raised concerns about the 'tip on task dependency' available at Zoho Projects Forums, because of the older UI, which is obsolete.

So, we have come up with the updated 'tip on task dependency' for the current UI.

Task Dependency View: Displays the tasks sorted by start date. Only the tasks created with duration will be displayed in this view.

Task Dependency View


Task Dependency Help: Gives the help on task dependency. Read this before exploring the task dependency feature

Dependency Help

Add/Edit Predecessor: You can set dependency between tasks from this view. Click on the Predecessor column against any particular task, enter the parent tasks S.No and 'Enter' to save the dependency data.

Update Edit Predecessor


Update Task's End Date: You can edit the task's end date from this view and all the dependent tasks duration will be updated automatically.

Changing End Date


Modify Task Owners:
You can change the task owner, by clicking on the task owner name and selecting the required user(s) from the list.

Change Task Owner


Task Dependency Tree View: You can view all the dependent tasks associated with a task, by clicking on the dependency icon ().

Dependency Tree


Modify Task Name: Task's name can be edited from this view. Click on the task name, enter the new task name and hit 'Enter' to save the changes.

Task Name


Task Dependency Mail Notification:
Task owners will be notified about the task dependency via mail and the below image is the mail sample.

Mail Notification


Task Dependency Video:

Hope this is helpful!

John.