# Feature SPAR-111 - Add dialog when linking a manually scheduled work package as successor

Project: Stream Planning and Reporting
Status: in specification
URL: https://community.openproject.org/work_packages/SPAR-111

## Planning

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Date |  |
| Priority | Medium |
| Target versions | Product Backlog |
| Votes |  |
| 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 |
| --- | --- |
| Module |  |
| Feature Flag |  |
| Requires doc change | Yes |
| Enterprise plan |  |

## Details

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Pull preview |  |
| Mockups | https://www.figma.com/design/HrWVktq0SsGI2dqqIKQ11M/Scheduling---Lag-and-Modes?node-id=175-3641 |
| Accessibility | No |

## People

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Assignee | Parimal Satyal |
| Accountable | Christophe Bliard |
| Product manager |  |
| Developers | Christophe Bliard |
| Designer | Parimal Satyal |
| Ordered by |  |
| Signed off by |  |
| Interest by |  |

## Estimates and progress

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| PD (min) |  |
| PD (max) |  |
| Work |  |
| Labor costs |  |

## Description

**As a** project manager  
**I want to** be able to maintain manual scheduling mode when adding a work package as a successor  
**So that** I don't lose the dates when I add it as a successor.

#### Acceptance criteria

##### General

  - If a work package was previously manually scheduled, but is then added as a successor. Or if a predecessor is added to a manually scheduled work package:
    
      - We will give the user a confirmation dialog with two options (see mockups for text):
        
          - Maintain manual scheduling
        
          - Switch to automatic

  - This affects Gantt chart and the WP view

#### Visuals

***Note:** Please check* [*Figma*](https://www.figma.com/design/HrWVktq0SsGI2dqqIKQ11M/Scheduling---Lag-and-Modes?node-id=175-3641) *for the most recent mockups.*

**Adding a predecessor to a manually-scheduled work package**

<img class="image_resized op-uc-image op-uc-image_inline" style="width:496px;" src="/api/v3/attachments/339698/content">

**Adding a manually-scheduled successor to a work package**

<img class="image_resized op-uc-image op-uc-image_inline" style="width:521px;" src="/api/v3/attachments/339696/content">