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End of the deletion **I want to** Begin of the insertionbe able to plan my project backwards, starting fromEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion enterEnd of the deletion a project Begin of the insertionfinish date
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End of the deletion **So that** I know when Begin of the insertioneach task in the project needsEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion I haveEnd of the deletion to start Begin of the insertionsoEnd of the insertion the Begin of the insertionproject can be delivered on time.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion first task.End of the deletion

## Project schedule type "Schedule from"

* A project can have a start date and a finish date:
* There is the new project setting "Schedule from".
* Schedule from: Project start date
* Schedule from: Project finish date
* Schedule from: No project start and finish Begin of the insertiondatesEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion dateEnd of the deletion

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## Schedule projects based on defined schedule Begin of the insertiontypeEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion type End of the deletion

* Automatic calculation of the project start and finish dates depending on project scheduling mode.
* When the project is scheduled from the project start Begin of the insertiondate,End of the insertion Begin of the deletion dateEnd of the deletion the finish date is derived (inactive Begin of the insertionor invisibleEnd of the insertion form field). This Begin of the insertionstartEnd of the insertion date can be Begin of the insertionchanged, and theEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion changed. TheEnd of the deletion project schedule is updated accordingly.
* When the project is scheduled from the project finish Begin of the insertiondate,End of the insertion Begin of the deletion dateEnd of the deletion the start date is derived (inactive Begin of the insertionor invisibleEnd of the insertion form field). Begin of the insertionThis finish date can be changed and theEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion TheEnd of the deletion project schedule is updated accordingly.
* The project scheduling mode can be changed for an existing project schedule. Begin of the insertionChanging the mode can affect project schedule, and is updated accordingly.End of the insertion

## Project list and project dashboard

* Show the project start date and project finish date in the project list.
* Show the project start date and project finish date in the project overview dashboard.

## Schedule based on work package&#39;s constraint type

* Work packages have a constraint type:
* As soon as possible
* As late as possible
* Project schedules are based on work package&#39;s constraint Begin of the insertiontype:
* &quot;As soon as possible&quot; will automatically schedule a work package such that the start date is the earliest, taking into account existing constraints (preceeding work packages, start date of a parent...).
* &quot;As late as possible&quot; will automatically schedule a work package such that the finish date is as late as it can be within existing constraints (duration, following work packages, end date of a parent...)End of the insertion Begin of the deletion typeEnd of the deletion

## Date picker modal

* See and change the work package&#39;s Begin of the insertionscheduling mode (automatic or manual) andEnd of the insertion constraint type.
* The constraint type can only be set for automatically scheduled work packages. Begin of the insertion
* Changing to &quot;manual&quot; scheduling de-activates (or hides) the constrait type attribute and ignores all relations; the user may pick any arbitrary date. (Possibly including outside of project start/end date if these dates are defined; to be explored)End of the insertion

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## Gantt chart

* Show the constraint type in a separate column. Begin of the insertionAllow modifyingEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion Clicking it opensEnd of the deletion the Begin of the insertionconstraint type directly (either inline or via theEnd of the insertion date Begin of the insertionpicker).End of the insertion Begin of the deletion picker modal.End of the deletion
* Adapt the Gantt view Begin of the insertionaccording toEnd of the insertion Begin of the deletion forEnd of the deletion the new Begin of the insertionscenarios, so that the user is able to:
* Visualise existing constraints (for example, a manually or automatically scheduled parent that is setting the limits of &quot;as late as possible&quot;)
* Visualise available slack (time between two work packages where changes in dates are still possible).
* Visualise the results of changes made on the table to get an overview of updated project scheduling.End of the insertion Begin of the deletion scenarios.End of the deletion

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