Internal Dependencies View

When viewing dependencies from the Structured View, this view shows the internal dependencies for the selected task.

To access this page:

For a project, view the schedule for a task. See Working the Structured View. Select a task and click the Add/Remove Dependency icon. You see a split view with the list of all dependencies on the top. The views below show the internal and external dependencies. This topic describes the Internal Dependencies view.

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Columns

NameDescription

Name

The name of the task.
IdThe task Id.

Task Type

The task type, for example, Task or Milestone.

Predecessor Type

The dependency type for the task.

  • Finish-To-Start. The task cannot start until this one finishes. This is the default task dependency.
  • Start-To-Finish. The task cannot finish until this task starts.
  • Finish-To-Finish. The task cannot finish until this task finishes.
  • Start-To-Start. The task cannot start until this task starts.

You can have up to all 4 of these dependencies between the same two tasks.

Slack Time

The delay or head start between tasks. It is the number of days or hours the task should start, before or after the date determined by the dependency type.

Owner

 The task owner.

Actions/Toolbar Commands

ActionDescriptionFor More Information

Add

Adds a dependency to the selected task..See Adding a Dependency for a Task.