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Predecessors Dialog Box

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The Predecessors dialog box displays by clicking Activity DetailsDown, selecting Activity Details, and selecting Edit Predecessors Predecessors.

Predecessors Tasks

Assigning predecessors

In the Predecessors dialog box, you can assign a selected activity as required to start or finish before related activities have started or finished. See add, edit, or delete activity relationships.

For more detailed information about working with predecessors or determining which activities are required to start or finish before other activities, see:

Controlling placement of the dialog box

You have full control of the placement of the Predecessors dialog box in the Activities page. By dragging and dropping the dialog box or using the controls available in the title bar of the dialog box, you move, dock, or reduce the dialog box to a tab that displays, by default, under or can be moved to the right of the Gantt chart or activity network diagram. See Customize activity views for more information.

Field Definitions

Maximize the dialog box - Maximize
Maximizes the dialog box to the full area of the Activity page.
Restore dialog box from maximized state - Restore from Maximized State
Restores the dialog box to its default size.
Float the dialog box - Float
Resizes and makes the dialog box able to be dragged and dropped within or outside the browser, referred to as Float State.
Restore from float state - Restore from Float State
Restores the dialog box from Float State and positions it within the window.
Note: Dragging and docking the dialog box creates the same results as Float and Restore from Float State controls.
Auto Hide - Auto-hide
Hides the contents of the dialog box by reducing the view to a tab. Clicking the tab restores the view of the dialog box.
Toggle Auto Hide - Toggle Auto-hide
Prepares the dialog box for the Auto-hide state. This toggle serves as an state in between the tabbed state and the restored state of the dialog box.
Exit the dialog box - Exit
Closes the dialog box.
Assign Predecessor - Assign Predecessor
Assigns an activity to be a predecessor.
Delete Predecessor - Delete Predecessor
Deletes the predecessor relationship of the selected activity.
Column Selector- Column Selector
Provides a list of fields you can display in the Predecessors dialog box by marking the check box of each field you want to display.
 
Possible fields to display in the Predecessors dialog box include:
Project ID
Shows the unique identifier assigned to the project.
Project Name
Shows the name of the project.
Activity ID
Shows the unique identifier assigned to the activity.
Activity Name
Shows the name of the activity.
Relationship Type
Shows the current relationship between the selected activity and previous or subsequent activities. You can change the precedence relationships between activities by clicking in the Relationship Type field and selecting one of the following options from the menu:
Lag
Shows the amount of time the predecessor activity was delayed, affecting the ability of its successor activity to start or finish.
Previous Activity - Previous Activity
Moves up through the list of activities in the activity table.
Next Activity - Next Activity
Moves down through the list of activities in the activity table.
Go to activity- Go to Activity
Returns to the selected activity after moving through the list of activities.