Is it possible to add a delay to a task if it doesn't have any predecessors ?

c . Srinidhi Ragunathan

I have few tasks in my sheet, which are not independant of other tasks. The dependencies have been swtiches on in the gantt view. Is it possible to add a delay to these tasks without manually changing the dates ?

Andrée Starå

Hi,

Yes, if I've understood your question correctly.

You'd use Lag Time.

Lag Time and Lead Time

To represent a period of inactivity or overlap between the predecessor and dependent, you can use lag time. For instance, entering 1d into the “Lag (days)” field for a Finish-to-Start dependency causes the dependents to start an additional working day after its predecessor finishes. To schedule the dependents to start before the predecessor finishes, use a negative number (for example, -1d) to create lead time.

NOTE: Lag and lead time can be entered in increments of weeks, whole working days, partial working days, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, or a combination (in similar fashion to thedurationexamples above)

https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/765727-enabling-dependencies-using-predecessors

Would that work?

I hope that helps!

有一个很好的day!

Best,

Andrée Starå

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c . Srinidhi Ragunathan

Greetings,

Thanks for the prompt reply. I made a spelling error. I meant to ask, if the tasks ARE Independant, then how can we show a delay without manually changing the dates.

Thank you

Andrée Starå

Happy to help!

I have an idea!

Can you describe your process in more detail?

c . Srinidhi Ragunathan

Greetings,

So we have some tasks, for example Task B is not dependent on Task A. In case there is delay in the end date, how do we show that in the predecessor column, without manually changing the date section ?

Thank you