# Feature OP-7385 - Prevent losing dates when adding the first child work package to an automatically scheduled work package

Project: OpenProject
Status: closed
URL: https://community.openproject.org/work_packages/OP-7385

## Planning

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| Priority | Medium |
| Target versions | 11.0.0 |
| Sprint | 11.0.0 |
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## OPEN POINTS / FEEDBACK

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## Features and Chunks

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## Bugs and other work packages

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## Technical Details

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| Requires doc change | No |
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## Details

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| Accessibility | No |

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## Description

**Scenario:**

1.  Create a work package "Parent 1".
2.  Add a start-date and a finish-date.
3.  Add a work child element

**Current behavior:**

  - By adding a child work package the dates of the parent work package get set automatically and by that override the previously set dates.
  - The dates in the create form of the child work package is empty. If the setting `work_package_startdate_is_adddate` is active, the start date is set to today.

**Expected behavior:**

  - In the create form of the sub work package the parent's dates are pre-selected. If only one of the dates exist, only one of the dates are set (e.g. only parent's finish date is set, then only the child's finish date is set.
  - The behaviour does not differ depending on the parent's scheduling mode.
  - The behaviour does not differ depending on the existence of other children.
  - The parent's dates take precedence over `work_package_startdate_is_adddate`