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Define Dependencies for a Service

Dependency relationships exist between services in your portfolio. Dependencies can occur between the start and completion of conflicting tasks, or from budget overruns. You can define investments that depend on your service, and can indicate when your service depends on another investment.

Follow these steps:

1. Open a service.
2. Open the Properties menu, and click Dependencies.
3. Select a mode to add the following:
   • Investments that depend on this one. Displays other investments that are dependent on your investment.
   • Investments this one depends on. Displays other investments that your investment is dependent on.
4. Click Add to add more dependencies to your investment.

   The select investments page appears.

5. Enter the Name and select the investment type in the Type field, or, click Show All.
6. In the Investment Filter section, select the investment names check box, and click Add.
7. Save your changes.