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Assigning Predecessor Relationships

You can assign predecessor relationships to the activities in a project.

To assign a predecessor relationship:

  1. Open one or more projects in the Projects section using one of the following methods:
    • Click "" Projects to open the last project or group of projects you were working with.
    • Click the "" Projects menu and choose one of the most-recently used projects or group of projects.
    • Click the "" Projects menu and choose Open Projects to select a project or group of projects by portfolio type, EPS node, or project code.
  2. On the Projects navigation bar, click "" Activities.
  3. On the Activities page, select an activity to which you want to assign a predecessor and click the Predecessors detail window.
  4. In the Predecessors detail window, click "" Assign (Insert).
  5. In the Select Predecessor Activity dialog box, assign activities and click Close.
  6. On the Activities page, click the Actions menu and select "" Save (Ctrl+S).

Tips

  • You can assign relationships to multiple activities at one time. Select multiple activities using Ctrl+click or Shift+click. Right-click the selected activities and select Link Selected Activities. Based on their sequence in the view, the application creates Finish to Start relationships between selected activities. That is, a Finish to Start relationship is applied between the first and second activity, between the second and third activity, and so on. If an activity pair already has an Finish to Start relationship, the application tries, in turn, to apply each of the other relationship types, if possible. Otherwise, no relationship is applied to the pair.
  • When selecting a predecessor or successor activity, you can choose from activities in the open projects only.

Related Topics

About Relationships

Creating Activity Relationships

Configuring Activity Relationships

Configuring Predecessor Relationships

Assigning Successor Relationships

Configuring Successor Relationships

Predecessors Detail Window of the Activities Page

Predecessors Section of the Relationships Section of the Activity Form Page


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