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Workpackage relations

Added by Έλενα Δάρα over 1 year ago

Hello everyone,

Could you please help me with 2 issues? 

  1. Is there a feature in relations between work packages that does not let the member proceed to the following if he has not completed the current task? Or a feature through which the member can not even see the following work package in the workpackage list if he has not completed the current work package.
  2. Although I link the work packages through the precede and follow relationships, in the Gantt chart, when I move a workpackage, the related workpackages do not move automatically as it us supposed to happen.

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RE: Workpackage relations - Added by Alexander Stock over 1 year ago

Hello Έλενα,

there is currently no feature that does exactly what you describe in your first question. I guess what comes close is the blocked/blocked by relation.

If you set a work package A to be blocking work package B, the status of work package B cannot be set to closed or resolved until the work package A is closed.

With this relation, a member of a project cannot close a task if the related task is still open. So if you set a blocked/blocked by relation between task 1 and task 2 (blocked by), your colleague cannot close task 2 before she/he also closed task 1. That does not stop your colleague from seeing task 2 though. But I assume the motivation to work on task 2 before task 1 will drastically reduce if your colleague cannot close task 2 after finishing it, if task 1 is still open.

Please find here the guide on work package relations:
https://www.openproject.org/docs/user-guide/work-packages/work-package-relations-hierarchies/#work-package-relations

Although I link the work packages through the precede and follow relationships, in the Gantt chart, when I move a workpackage, the related workpackages do not move automatically as it us supposed to happen.

Do you maybe move it forward (closer to the current date)? If so, this feature request might cover that topic: https://community.openproject.org/wp/46139
Please add your vote and comment there if this also applies to your organization.

Best

Alexander

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