Create a predecessor relationship using the Predecessors area
You can use predecessor tasks (or just predecessors) to link tasks that depend on other tasks to start or complete. For example, you wouldn’t want to host a party (dependent task) before you send out the invitations (predecessor task).
This article shows how you can set predecessors using the Predecessors tab within a task.
For information about setting predecessors in a list of tasks, see Create a predecessor relationship on the task list.
You can view the predecessors of tasks in the following areas of ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Workfront:
- In the Predecessors section of the dependent tasks
- In the Gantt Chart
- In the task list in the Predecessors column
For information about predecessors, see Overview of task predecessors.
Access requirements
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| ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Workfront plan | Any |
| ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Workfront license |
Standard Plan |
| Access level configurations |
Edit access to Tasks and Projects Note: If you still don't have access, ask your Workfront administrator if they set additional restrictions in your access level. For information on how a Workfront administrator can modify your access level, see Create or modify custom access levels. |
| Object permissions |
Manage permissions to the tasks and the project For information on requesting additional access, see Request access to objects. |
For more detail about the information in this table, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.
Create a predecessor for a task
Creating a predecessor for a project task using the Predecessors area is similar to creating predecessors for a template tasks on a template.
To create a predecessor task for a project task:
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Navigate to the task you want to designate as a dependent task.
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In the left panel, click Predecessors.
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In the Predecessors section, click Add Predecessor. The Add Predecessor dialog box opens.
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(Optional) To add a cross-project predecessor, replace the name of the project in the Parent Project field with another project.
For information, see Create cross-project predecessors.
note tip TIP You cannot create cross-template predecessors for template tasks. -
In the Tasks field, type in the name of the task or tasks you want to designate as the predecessors, then select them when they appear in the drop-down.
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Select a Dependency Type.
For information, see Overview of task dependency types.
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Enter a Lag amount.
For information, see ​Lag Types overview.
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Select the Enforced checkbox if you want to enforce the predecessor relationship between the two tasks.
For information, see Enforce predecessors.
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Click Save.
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(Optional) To remove a predecessor, select it from the list of predecessors, then click the Remove icon
The predecessor is removed from the list. The predecessor task is not deleted from its project.