Remap Parent Task Dates based on Subtasks
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Zeb
From Josef:
Remapping subtasks from parent task due date is great. But we also need it the othe way: whenever a subtask is delayed and rescheduled then the parent task due date should be updated according to new due dates for subtasks.
Ideally the parent task due date could be auto-updated to max(due date for all subtasks) or due date for the last subtask in a chain of dependencies.
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Bugra Oktay
Update: Releasing parent subtask date sync by the end of this month (I know you heard that before but true this time).
The release was delayed to make some improvements to this feature before its release:
- You'll now access it from any view, not just Gantt
- You'll be able to turn on/off subtask date sync for an entire list.
- You'll have a ClickApp to disable access to this feature for your entire workspace.
Please let us know if you have any feedback on the above or anything else you see missing.
Cheers!
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Bugra Oktay
Update: Releasing parent subtask date sync by the end of this month (I know you heard that before but true this time).
The release was delayed to make some improvements to this feature before its release:
- You'll now access it from any view, not just Gantt
- You'll be able to turn on/off subtask date sync for an entire list.
- You'll have a ClickApp to disable access to this feature for your entire workspace.
Please let us know if you have any feedback on the above or anything else you see missing.
Cheers!
Greg Madhere
Bugra Oktay This is excellent news. 🎉
Emily Anthony
Bugra Oktay
Question: Will we be able to turn this feature on as a default across our entire workspace? Or will it have to be enabled at the list level each time a new list is created?
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Amy Makiewicz
Emily Anthony THIS! Would love if there was a setting to just make this a default setting!
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Domen Glušič
Bugra Oktay in case parent start date is empty it shall auto populate with earliest child task start date and the same for due date.
Robert Hudman
Me too Amy!
Huw Whyment
Bugra Oktay sounds good - i would love it if we were syncing more than just dates though - manually needing to change parent task status when it could be synced to the child tasks would be pretty easy to automate i'd hope? what about assignees? it feels like syncing dates just exposes the fact theres a lot more that could be synced that leaves the parent task looking a bit bare and our teams often dont know whether to add detail to the parent or the child tasks. Even removing the assignee and other fields for a parent task might be a better option than leaving them open to interpretation
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Jennifer Shelden
Is this different than "Use Subtask Dates" that I can see now, or has the feature been launched? Will this feature be available in all views? (Use Subtask Dates is only available in Gantt view as far as I can tell)
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Bugra Oktay
Jennifer Shelden: It's the same functionality but now persistent and accessible from any view. It's coming this month.
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Heinrich Schroeder
Is there a new ETA?
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Bugra Oktay
Heinrich Schroeder: EO Feb.
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Searchie
Is there an option to define a final due date? A milestone by which the parent task must be completed. Example: a project with all sorts of preparations, but the scheduled installation date at the customer's location cannot be changed.
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Bugra Oktay
Searchie: No, that's not in the scope.
Kim Hoang (BF)
Hi Bugra Oktay
Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
I have done the BETA testing, it looks good with the basic task dependency.
But I still would like to know what and how ClickUp plan to develop this feature, will you follow the
Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1jpzPpY1CMThe PDM is the foundation of this feature request, instead of just developing something, I suggest it's better to follow a specific framework or method so everyone can follow and learn both method and tool. A fool with a tool is still a fool, the method is more important than the tool, Effective vs efficiency:)
PDM is important and particularly flexible because it allows for the use of all four types of logical relationships:
- Finish-to-Start (FS): Task B can't start until Task A finishes. (The default/most common)
- Start-to-Start (SS): Task B can't start until Task A starts.
- Finish-to-Finish (FF): Task B can't finish until Task A finishes.
- Start-to-Finish (SF): Task B can't finish until Task A starts.
By allowing all these types of dependencies, PDM can accurately model complex project scenarios where tasks may overlap or have non-linear relationships.
Predecessors & Successors column/field)
It's really painful when mapping parent tasks and subtasks with each other where you have to click, click, click, and click, before you can link them in the list view, it's a little bit quicker to link tasks in the gantt chart view, but still not UX friendly.
Please give us a dedicated predecessors/successors column/field in list view or in gantt chart view so we can quickly link tasks together as seen in this video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrBppMhvuHw
I have also created a feature request for this, you are welcome to vote for it everyone :)
Clemence Wiart
THIS IS AWESOME! Beta version in full swing. I see so much potential with this!!
Only red flag so far is if you enable it at the top level parent task, it will automatically enable it on EVERY parent subtask... which is problematic for us.
Kim Hoang (BF)
Clemence Wiart For you it's a problem, but for me it's not a problem, but a benefit when Scheduling and linking tasks. It has Both cons and pros. The best solution is to let users decide both options where users can
- Auto- Enable at the top level parent task, it will automatically enable it on EVERY parent subtask
- Manual- Disable Enable at the top level parent task, it will not automatically enable it on EVERY parent subtask or nested tasks.
In MS Project, this feature is much more advanced than ClickUp. They call this feature as "Task Mode". See video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMDQUmyI_dQ
Task mode will let users select and customize Summarize task/Parent task the way users wanted between the two options mentioned above.
So ClickUp please let users select between Auto vs Manual mode
CC; Bugra Oktay
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Bugra Oktay
Thank you for the interest in beta.
Sign-up form is available again now. Please sign up here: https://forms.clickup-stg.com/333/f/ad-2958357/2QYOC8ZQS23D1EWAFI
Dean Williams
Bugra Oktay If we sign up for this beta, is there an option to test within a single space? Previous rollouts of similar tools have conflicted with our existing apps and automations, so we'd like to test it first in a controlled environment.
Monil Shah
Beta form is unavailable!
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Bugra Oktay
Monil Shah: Yes, beta was closed. I now re-opened it. Please sign up here: https://forms.clickup-stg.com/333/f/ad-2958357/2QYOC8ZQS23D1EWAFI
Mostafa Shabanpour
beta form is unavailable!
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Bugra Oktay
Mostafa Shabanpour: Yes, beta sign-up was closed. I now re-opened it here:
Alex Lacis
Remap Parent Task Dates based on Subtasks - when will it be finally ready? I have checked all possible options, automatisations, and paid options through Zapier, and there is no way out. I simply want my tasks to consider timelines, of subtasks to build a nicely looking Gantt
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Bugra Oktay
Alex Lacis:
It will be available in early December.
Please sign up for beta here if you want access sooner: https://forms.clickup-stg.com/333/f/ad-2958357/2QYOC8ZQS23D1EWAFI
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