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Understand task dependencies
Linking tasks in your Gantt Chart helps you visualise how different activities depend on each other.
Once tasks are connected, a change in one task can automatically affect related tasks.
Creating Task Dependencies in Gantt Charts
Create task dependencies in QuoteCloud’s Gantt Chart to ensure tasks follow a logical order. Ideal for managing projects where one task relies on another’s completion.
Welcome to Gantt Chart!
- Create task dependencies in a Gantt Chart.
- Link tasks so one task can depend on another, such as Task B starting after Task A ends.
Create task dependencies in a Gantt Chart
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Choose the task to edit
Start creating dependencies by right-clicking the task you want to update.
This opens the task context menu.
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Open Edit Task
Click Edit Task to modify the selected task’s details.
The Gantt Chart Data Editing panel will open on the right-hand side.
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Review dependency tabs
In the right-hand panel, you will see three tabs: General, Predecessors, and Successors.
Use these tabs to define how tasks are connected in your project.
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Understand predecessors
A predecessor is a task that must occur before another task can begin.
Predecessor relationships help define what needs to happen first.
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Understand successors
A successor is a task that depends on another task before it can start or finish.
In simple terms, it is the task that comes next in the sequence.
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Add a successor
Choose either Predecessors or Successors, then click the plus button to add a dependency.
For this walkthrough, add a successor.
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Select the successor task
After adding the dependency, choose the task that will follow the current task.
For example, select Development Setup as the successor.
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Choose the dependency type
Select the dependency type that determines how one task relates to another.
The most common type is Finish to Start, where the next task cannot start until the predecessor finishes.
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Understand other dependency types
Start to Start means the next task starts at the same time as its predecessor.
Finish to Finish means the next task finishes when the predecessor finishes, while Start to Finish means the next task cannot finish until the predecessor starts.
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Add a predecessor
You can also add a predecessor dependency by following the same steps.
For example, link Development Setup as the task that comes before User Interface.
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Review the dependency line
A line will appear on the Gantt Chart after tasks are linked.
This line shows the connection between the tasks you just linked.
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