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Modify Internal Task Dependencies

The Dependencies tab on the Task Properties dialog box displays dependency relationships for the selected task, including internal and external dependencies. You can use this tab to edit the dependency relationship and to add new dependency relationships.

Note: If you specify percent as the lag type and Finish-Finish as the constraint type, you are specifying a percentage of the successor's duration. If you specify percent for any other constraint type, you are specifying a percentage of the predecessor's duration.

Overlap Tasks

If you want two tasks to be scheduled on the same day because the resource has remaining availability on that day, enter -1.00 as the lag to overlap the tasks.

Zero Lag

To schedule two dependent tasks, this first on one day and the next on the following day, enter zero as the lag amount.

To modify an internal task dependency

  1. Right-click the task from the view and select Dependencies.

    The Dependencies tab on the Task Properties dialog box opens.

  2. Select the task you want to modify from the Project Tasks list, and modify the following:
    Pred/Succ

    Specifies the task's dependency relationship.

    Default: Successor

    Options: Successor or Predecessor

    Type

    Specifies the constraint type to be placed on the task's start or finish date.

    Default: Finish-Start

    Options: Start-Start, Start-Finish, Finish-Start, or Finish-Finish

    Lag

    Defines the number that represents the days or percent to indicate the amount or time between, or overlapping, the task start or finish dates.

    Note: The constraint type used is the type you specify.

    Lag Type

    Specifies the lag type.

    Default: Daily

    Options: Daily or Percent

  3. Click OK.

    The internal task dependency is modified.

More information:

Delete Internal Task Dependencies

About Internal Dependencies

About Dependency Relationships

About Lag and Negative Lag in Dependency Relationships