# Feature OP-11914 - Moving preceding WP earlier do not adjust following WP start date

Project: OpenProject
Status: rejected
URL: https://community.openproject.org/work_packages/OP-11914

## Planning

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| Date |  |
| Priority | Medium |
| Target versions | Wish List |
| Sprint |  |
| Backlog bucket |  |
| Votes | 9 |
| List |  |
| Roadmap |  |
| Relevance |  |

## OPEN POINTS / FEEDBACK

_No work packages_

## Features and Chunks

_No work packages_

## Bugs and other work packages

_No work packages_

## Technical Details

| Attribute | Value |
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| Module |  |
| Feature Flag |  |
| Requires doc change | No |
| Enterprise plan |  |

## Details

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| Pull preview |  |
| Mockups |  |
| Found in mobile app version |  |
| Follow-up feedback e-mail |  |
| Accessibility | No |

## People

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| Product manager |  |
| Developers |  |
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## Estimates and progress

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| PD (min) |  |
| PD (max) |  |
| Work |  |
| Labor costs |  |

## Description

### Steps to reproduce

1.  Create two WPs A and B, both automatically scheduled, both 1 working day long
2.  in B create relation follows to A
3.  change A's start date to be in 3 working days; B's start day moves to be in 4 working days
4.  change A's start date to be earlier than set before--in 2 working days

### What is the buggy behavior?

  - B's start day stays the same, i.e. between A and B one day gap appears

### What is the expected behavior?

1.  B's start date should move to be in 3 working days, i.e. the earliest date relations and working day settings permit
2.  If B has following packages, those packages should have their start dates recalculated too.

This functionality works ok if A is moved to the later date. Granted, in the real projects that's the most likely scenario. But without this functionality PMs has to move every single WP in case some project got priority and can start earlier.

### Environment information

*Please check and fill out the following details to help us identify in what versions and distributions of OpenProject the error occurs*

**OpenProject installation type**

- [ ] Hosted cloud edition
- [x] Packaged installation
    - What distribution? Ubuntu 20.04.5
- [ ] Docker All-in-one container
- [ ] Docker-compose installation
- [ ] Other (please specify)

**OpenProject version**

**12.4.2**

**Browser**

- [ ] Chrome
- [x] Firefox
- [ ] Safari
- [ ] Mobile Safari
- [ ] Other (please specify)

**Language**

en, lt