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Version: 1.5.2

Task Dependencies

Create dependencies to register the relations between tasks and the nature of these relations in the system. The dependency records are added to the SDLC Task Dependency (pda_task_dependency) M2M table.

Create a task dependency​

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Role required:

  • Create – pda_admin, admin, pda_user.
  • Read – all users with access to the agent interface.
  • Update, delete – pda_admin, admin; pda_user who is:
    • a team leader or member of the project specified in the initial or dependent task;
    • the owner of the product or a product module specified in the initial or dependent task;
    • the creator of the dependency record.

To create a task dependency, complete the following steps:

  1. Find the required task type in the SDLC → Tasks section of the navigator. Open the list for the required task type, find the task for which you need to add a dependency.
  2. Open the form of this task. Use one of the following options to create a dependency:

    • In a modal window:

      1. Click Add dependency at the top of the form.
      2. Fill in the fields of the Add task dependency modal window.
      3. Click Add.

    • In the related list:

      1. Click New in the Task Dependencies related list.
      2. Fill in the fields of the SDLC Task Dependency form.
      3. Click Save or Save and exit on the form.

The Add task dependency modal window and SDLC Task Dependency form fields

FieldMandatoryDescription
Initial taskYSpecify the initial task. If you create the dependency in the modal window, the field is completed automatically with the task from the form of which you opened the modal window. Click Swap in the modal window to swap the initial task with the dependent one.
Dependency typeYSelect the option that most closely describes the nature of the dependency. Available options:
  • Related to – the initial task is related to the dependent task. Default value.
  • Blocker of – the work on the dependent task can only be continued when the initial task is completed. Note that selecting this dependency type allows you to create such a relationship between the tasks in the system, but the created relationship does not automatically block the dependent task on the board.
  • Clone of – the initial task is a clone of the dependent task for another board or responsible.
  • Implemented in – the functionality of the initial task is fully or partially implemented in the dependent task.
Dependent taskYSpecify the task that depends on the Initial task. Click Swap in the modal window to swap the initial task with the dependent one.
NotesNSpecify the dependency details.

Create a dependency type​

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Role required:

  • Create, update – pda_admin, admin, pda_user.
  • Read – all users with access to the agent interface.
  • Delete – pda_admin, admin.

By default, four dependency types are available to you. However, you can add new dependency types that will precisely reflect the business processes of your company. To do so, complete the following steps:

  1. Use one of the following options to create a dependency type:

    • For the users with the pda_admin, admin roles:

      1. Navigate to System Settings → All Tables.
      2. Find the SDLC Task Dependency Type (pda_dependency_type) table and open its form.
      3. Click Create Record.

    • For the users with the pda_admin, admin, pda_user role:

      1. Navigate to the SDLC Task Dependency form. You can do that from the related list of any task.
      2. Click in the Dependency type field.

  2. Specify mandatory Name and optional Description for the new dependency type.

  3. Click Save or Save and exit.

You will be able to specify the created dependency type when you add a new dependecy or edit an existing one.