# Bug SPAR-272 - Unable to change to earlier finish date for automatically scheduled successor

Project: Stream Planning and Reporting
Status: closed
URL: https://community.openproject.org/work_packages/SPAR-272

## Open points

_No work packages_

## Details

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Date |  |
| Priority | Medium |
| Module | Modules and project features / Relations and scheduling |
| Target versions | 17.0.3 |
| Observed in versions | 16.1.0 |
| Bug found in version (deprecated) | 16.1.x |
| Requires doc change | No |
| Accessibility | No |
| Pull preview |  |
| List |  |
| Labels |  |

## People

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

## Planning

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Relevance |  |

## Costs

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Votes |  |
| Work |  |
| Labor costs |  |

## Description

### Steps to reproduce

1.  Create two work packages following each other without any dates. The successor is in automatic scheduling mode.

2.  Open date modal for the successor
    
    1.  Note that you can pick any finish date

3.  Select a finish date, like 15 of the month

### What is the buggy behavior?

  - All dates before the finish date cannot be selected anymore, even if it's correct

  - To select them, one has to switch to manual, select it, then switch back to automatic

### What is the expected behavior?

1.  If there is no start date, then any date can be selected for finish date

### Screenshots and other files

<img class="op-uc-image op-uc-image_inline" src="/api/v3/attachments/700003/content">

### Environment information

**OpenProject version**

Seen in 16.1, probably there since a longer time

**Browser**

- [x] Chrome
- [ ] Firefox
- [ ] Safari
- [ ] Mobile Safari
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**Operating System**

- [ ] Windows
- [x] Mac OS X
- [ ] Mobile iOS
- [ ] Mobile Android
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**Language**

English