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Dependencies and related tasks

Dependencies and related tasks

Link tasks that block each other or relate to each other — within the same project.

Reviewed OperatorVertiqa 1.54+

Tasks rarely stand alone. The task detail page has two cards for linking them: Dependencies for "this has to happen before that", and Related tasks for softer connections. Both link tasks within the same project.

Dependencies

A dependency captures a hard sequencing relationship. To add one, choose a direction — This task blocks… or This task is blocked by… — pick the other task, choose a dependency type, and click Add.

The four dependency types follow standard scheduling semantics:

  • FS · Finish → Start — the other task can't start until this one finishes. The most common kind.
  • SS · Start → Start — the two can't start until the first starts.
  • FF · Finish → Finish — the second can't finish until the first finishes.
  • SF · Start → Finish — the second can't finish until the first starts.

The card shows two groups: This task blocks (its successors) and Blocked by (its predecessors), each entry tagged with its FS/SS/FF/SF type. Remove a link with its trash control.

Use Related tasks for connections that aren't blocking:

  • Relates to — a loose "see also" link.
  • Duplicate of — this task is a duplicate of another.

Pick the relation type, choose the target task, and click Add. Each related task is a clickable link, so you can jump straight to it.

Tips

  • Reach for a dependency only when order genuinely matters. If two tasks just touch the same area, a Relates to link is lighter and won't imply a blocker that doesn't exist.
  • Mark true duplicates with Duplicate of rather than deleting one — the link preserves the trail of why the work was consolidated.

Permissions

Adding and removing related-task links needs task edit permission; dependencies need project edit permission. Both are scoped to tasks in the same project.

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