**As** a project manager
**I want** to easily and quickly schedule parent work packages directly from the Gantt chart
**so that** I don't have to open the date picker to plan parent work packages.

Current behavior (scheduling parent work packages only possible through date picker):

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**Acceptance criteria**

* When Begin of the insertionplanning a project fromEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion activatingEnd of the deletion the Begin of the insertionGantt chart it should be possible to easily switch from the automatic to theEnd of the insertion manual scheduling Begin of the insertionmode.
* E.g. when there isEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion mode forEnd of the deletion a parent work Begin of the insertionpackage (manual scheduling mode),End of the insertion Begin of the deletion package,End of the deletion it should Begin of the insertionideallyEnd of the insertion be possible to Begin of the insertionset the start and finish dateEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion schedule that parent work package directlyEnd of the deletion from the Gantt Begin of the insertionchart and switch over to the manual scheduling mode.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion chart.End of the deletion
* Begin of the insertionAlternatively (or additionally) it should be possible to switchEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion Possibly related: SwitchingEnd of the deletion between Begin of the insertiontheEnd of the insertion manual and automatic scheduling mode Begin of the insertion(e.g. using the context-menu on work packages).

**Technical notes (for adding option to switch between manual and automatic scheduling mode):**

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**Note**

* The original issue reported in this feature (as also shown in the Gif) is tracked as a bug in #34710.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion (#34705)End of the deletion