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Beartracks

(13,540 posts)
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 11:52 AM Jan 2021

MS Project - Can a task deadline have a dependency?

I'm trying to set up a Task Z that has a deadline that is NOT a calendar date, but rather could be expressed as "no later than 180 days after Task X completes." Basically, Task X has variable duration, so its end date is not fixed on the calendar -- and thus, the deadline for Task Z is not a fixed date either.

Can this kind of deadline constraint be set up in MS Project? I see where I can set a hard-and-fast DATE as a deadline, but I don't see a way to make a deadline that is dependent/variable based on the timing of another task in the project.

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MS Project - Can a task deadline have a dependency? (Original Post) Beartracks Jan 2021 OP
Youre asking RealityCheque Jan 2021 #1
I'm hoping Project can create (and enforce) a VARIABLE deadline for Task Z... Beartracks Jan 2021 #2
What happens when you assign a predecessor? RealityCheque Jan 2021 #3

Beartracks

(13,540 posts)
2. I'm hoping Project can create (and enforce) a VARIABLE deadline for Task Z...
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 12:49 PM
Jan 2021

... that is dependent on the end date of Task X.

I'm trying to represent a contractual obligation in the Project timeline, and the contract basically says "whenever Task X wraps up, you have 180 days to complete Task Z."

Elsewhere, I have another similar situation that's like, "When Task B ends, you have until 12 months from the date of Event A to complete Task C."

At issue is that none of these deadlines are driven by a calendar date.

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