Link multiple tasks form

This popup form can be accessed via link icon at the bottom of the Schedule table at any of the parent asset view pages (e.g. organisation, programme, project, sub-project, task group or change request), as shown in Figure 1. NOTE: You must select which items you want to link, as indicated in Figure 1, before you click the link icon.

Figure 1 – Access via Schedule tab

This popup is shown in Figure 2 and is used to link multiple tasks, one to the next.

Figure 2 – Link tasks/milestones form

This form provides a reference and the associated title (if applicable) for each of the tasks or milestones involved. You can click on the reference link to navigate to the task or milestone view page in the background while the popup form remains available. If you are happy with your selection click you may assign the scheduling dependency by selecting from the drop-down list provided. This dependency list provides the following options:

• Start-to-start – Both tasks must start at the same time

• Start-to-finish – The linked task must finish when the one before it (the predecessor task) starts. This is normally used to create a lead-time.

• Finish-to-start – The linked task must start when the predecessor task finishes. This is the most common scheduling dependency.

• Finish-to-finish – Both tasks must finish at the same time

Once you’ve selected the dependency click the “Link tasks” button at the bottom of the form. If you have long dependency chains then it may take a little while to complete this action. Click the Cancel button if you do not want to link the selected tasks. NOTE: If there are any reasons the selected tasks could not be linked in a chain then you will get a table listing the problems.