In Structure.Gantt, dependencies are defined based on Issue Links. Changing dependencies creates or removes links between issues (the link type is defined in the Gantt configuration).
Structure.Gantt supports Finish to Start, Start to Start, Finish to Finish and Start to Finish dependencies.
Finish to Start Dependencies
Structure.Gantt uses Finish to Start dependencies by default. To enable other types of dependencies, see Gantt Configuration | Dependencies.
To create a Finish to Start dependency:
- Mouse over the task bar until a black circle appears to the right of the bar.
- Press the circle and drag your dependency line to the task you want to link to. Once you release the mouse button, the dependency (and the corresponding Jira link) is created.
If you have more than one link type associated with Finish to Start dependencies, you will be asked which link type you want to use.
You can use favorites to streamline the selection process:
- If you favorite one Finish to Start link type, Structure.Gantt will skip the popup and use that type every time
- If you favorite multiple Finish to Start link types, only your favorites will be listed in the popup
See Dependencies for more information.
Other Dependency Types
To create other types of dependencies:
- Click the Link button in the toolbar
- Select the Dependency Type
- Select the tasks you want to include in the dependency
- If you need to re-order the tasks, click swap
- Click Create Dependency
If you haven't configured a Dependency Type, you won't be able to select it in the New Dependency menu.
To configure dependency types, see Gantt Configuration | Dependencies.
Dependency Properties
To view the details of an existing dependency, click the link arrow connecting two tasks.
Deleting Dependencies
To delete a dependency, click the Remove link in the Dependency Properties panel.
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