Gantt View: auto-adjustments
Can we do something to automatically adjust the duration or due date of a task that is dependent on another task or subtask? What if the task or subtask it depended on slipped it's due date? There is no auto adjustment to the project schedule of the connected task. This is the strength of MS Project that is critical.

Hi All,
As we noted in Gantt beta notes here – https://freedcamp.com/Freedcamp_LxR/Freedcamp_Devel_yOf/wiki/wiki_public/view/hJbab :
“No auto or even manual adjustments in this version. Auto-adjustment forward is when task completion is overdue and all start dates for dependent tasks start moving forward automatically. Auto-adjustment backward is when task is finished sooner all start dates for dependent tasks are also automatically moved backward so they can be also started sooner. Manual adjustment is when B depends on A and you drag A forward it pushes B forward too (same if you drag A backward) – manual in this definition is that you are making changes but Gantt understands dependencies and moves dependent task accordingly.”
We will probably start with manual adjustments:
If B depends on A:
- you drag A forward, B will also move forward (if B has no other dependencies preventing it)
- you drag A backward, B will also move backward (if B has no other dependencies preventing it)
This should work for chains of tasks. In some cases you probably do not need such behavior – so it has to be a way to switch it off?
Cheers,
Igor
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matthias rowley commented
that would be great