Edit Dependencies Dialog Box

Use the Edit Dependencies dialog box, available from the Schedule tab of the Project Planning form, to enter details for the dependency. The details that you specify include the predecessor tasks, relationship type for each task, and any lag or lead time.

After you create a dependency, a checkmark displays in the task row's associated Dependency column on the Labor tab of Project Planning.

On rows with the checkmark, you can right-click and select Dependencies from the shortcut menu to view the Dependencies dialog box, which provides a display-only view of the predecessor and successor relationships that are created using the Edit Dependencies dialog box.

Location

To display the dialog box, complete the following steps:

1. From the Vision Navigation menu, select Planning > Project Planning.
2. Click the Schedule tab of the Project Planning form.
3. Double-click, or select and then right-click, a task bar on the interactive Gantt chart. The task's border is highlighted to indicate that is selected.
4. Select Edit Dependencies from the shortcut menu.

Contents

Field	Description
Title	This field displays the name of the selected task.
Predecessor	Because you can only set task dependencies at the lowest level of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), this drop-down list displays the tasks that are available as predecessors to the selected task. The tasks display in their respective order from the WBS. From the drop-down list, select the task that you want to create a dependency with.
Relationship	Use this field to define the type of the dependency between the tasks: Finish to Start — The successor task cannot begin until the predecessor task is complete. This is the most common relationship used when planning projects. You can also use the right-click shortcut menu to select Set FS Relationship to build this type of relationship between two or more tasks. Start to Start — The successor task cannot begin until the predecessor task begins. You can also use the right-click shortcut menu to select Set SS Relationship to build this type of relationship between two or more tasks. Finish to Finish — The successor task cannot be completed until the predecessor task is completed. You can also use the right-click shortcut menu to select Set FF Relationship to build this type of relationship between two or more tasks. Start to Finish — The successor task cannot be completed until the predecessor task has begun. You can also use the right-click shortcut menu to select Set SF Relationship to build this type of relationship between two or more tasks.
Lag/(Lead) and Direction	Use these fields together to define any lag or lead time for the selected task. You set the lag time or lead time in days. Lag time — Indicates a delay between the dependent tasks where the selected relationship occurs a specified number of days later. After you enter the number of days of lag time, you select After as the Direction and then Vision creates the dependency. For example, if the Relationship is Finish to Start, you can specify a lag time of five days such that the dependent task does not start until five days after the predecessor task is finished. Lead time — Indicates that the selected relationship occurs a specified number of days earlier, which may result in the tasks overlapping. After you enter the number of days of lead, you select Before as the Direction and then Vision creates the dependency. For example, if the Relationship is Start to Start, you can specify a lead time of five days and select Before as the direction. This causes the dependent task to start five days before the predecessor task starts.

Buttons

Field	Description
Delete Item	Click this button to delete the selected row from the Dependencies grid but leave the dialog box open.
Delete All	Click this button to delete all items from the Dependencies grid.
Apply	Click this button to apply and save the changes made to the Dependencies grid.
OK	Click this button to save any changes made in the Dependencies grid and close the dialog box.
Cancel	Click this button disregard changes made in the Dependencies grid and close the dialog box.