Automatic start date/due date based on start date, due date, or duration
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Mohammed Khalil
A lot of my tasks I know the start date and how long they will take (for example construction/shipping items). Right now I have to set a start date and then calculate the date the task will finish, instead of saying start on x day and go for 45 days.
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Anthony C.
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Hey Everyone! Happy to report that engineering is working on adding duration to tasks right now. This will be the basis of a number of scheduling related projects we have lined up in the near term. Thanks for your votes and feedback on this one!
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morgana bauchspiess
Anthony C. Any expected updates? I'm looking forward to using it in my projects, it will make it a lot easier!
Anthony C.
morgana bauchspiess: Just updated to in progress last week. Switching to duration based scheduling is a major change so this and the related projects are going to take some time.
Anthony C.
Merged in a post:
possibility of dates for periods in tasks and projects, so that ready and replicable models are created, with estimated durations
Kayo Chiumento
I'm working on creating tasks that involve several processes within a marketing agency, and these processes are the same for each new client. Therefore, I will create models so that whenever there is a new project, the entire cascade of project stages is already defined, including the previous duration schedule. It would be cool and interesting if instead of, when setting a date for a project, I didn't need to specifically put the day, but rather the duration in days, thus perhaps applying only the day the project started, when duplicating the event date , automatically generating all the rest of the dates.
Anthony C.
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Hey Everyone! Happy to report that engineering is working on adding duration to tasks right now. This will be the basis of a number of scheduling related projects we have lined up in the near term. Thanks for your votes and feedback on this one!
Greg Madhere
Anthony C. Best news!!
Dani
Anthony C. Thank you!!
If it hasn’t already been logged in as well on this one right now if you set a due date with time estimate on a calendar it will place the task there but it does not show up properly on the time blocking on the calendar, it always shows for 30 mins even if it’s a 2 hour task. This makes templating a set weekly schedule for tasks useless in calendar view.
Dragging a task down from the all day setting renders properly on the calendar but setting the time manually does not.
Total bug but they keep telling me it is a feature request 🤦♀️
Lamya Elhosseiny
Anthony C. Great news
Anthony C.
Dani I'm not able to recreate this. I have a task with no due start or due date. I added a 4 hour time estimate to it and created a calendar view.
In the calendar day view I opened the sidebar to find my unscheduled tasks. If I drag that task to 10am the start and due dates are set accounting for the 4 hour time estimate. So the due date has a time of 2pm.
If I remove the dates and then drag it to "All day" and then drag it back to the calendar it still shows the 4 hour duration on the calendar.
Can you tell me what steps you are taking to have it show on the calendar with a 30 min increment? I'm not very familiar with the calendar as my team doesn't work on that, but if there is a bug there I'm happy to get it reported. I'm just not seeing it myself.
Guy Mannerings
Anthony C. Please make this an option only. Otherwise I can see it going wrong in many situations!
Anthony C.
Guy Mannerings You'll be able to schedule based on elapsed days rather than working days if needed.
Guy Mannerings
Anthony C. What I mean is, will we still be able to do this all manually, like it currently is?
I.e., no automatic scheduling based on any durations set at all?
I don't want to put in start/due dates, put in an estimated working time, then have it change all my dates.
I would hope for automatic scheduling to be a button press to activate.
Anthony C.
Guy Mannerings Automatic scheduling is enabled/disabled via ClickApps. Nothing changing there.
Guy Mannerings
Anthony C. Cool, thanks!
Would be cool to take it further and have the system detect if there is the opportunity to do some automatic scheduling based on the various parameters, and the user clicks a confirm or deny button based on what you prefer in that moment (manual vs automatic).
Anthony C.
Guy Mannerings That's the future! Need to get the baseline capabilities in place first though.
Dani
Anthony C. set the due date manually not via dragging it in so like monday at 9am using the calendar pop up when you click due date. It will add it to the calendar but it won't set the time spread correctly. In theory the start date should 100% fix this issue as it sets start and end time periods.
Dani
Anthony C. also are you saying we are only getting duration? We really really need the ability to set the start date and due date for tasks and have them both change. It's such an insanely weird massive limitation.
Anthony C.
Dani Start and due dates already exist, so yes, duration is the only new field. However, the three fields will be interconnected.
Anthony C.
Dani When I set dates manually on the task it is showing correctly on the calendar for me as well. I'd suggest contacting the technical support team for further assistance. https://help.clickup.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=4416695536151
Dani
Anthony C. support is well aware and they say it is intended behavior.
Here is an example. This is a 1 hour shoot.
Dani
Anthony C. but it only spans for 30 minutes no matter the length.
This works the same if you do it for start date or due date using the time estimate features.
But if you use the time estimate feature and drag it in it works correctly. Makes zero sense.
Anthony C.
Dani: Gotcha - thanks for the clarification there! I can recreate that.
Ricardo Clerigo : Just to get this on your radar if it isn't already. Calendar is not utilizing the time estimate when you set a start or due date manually to add it to the calendar. Instead defaults to 30m. If you drag and drop onto the calendar, it does use the time estimate to set the correct duration.
So we are not consistent between those two methods of adding to the calendar.
Dani
Anthony C. Thank you!! It basically makes it impossible to send weekly templates out to folks so we've defaulted to setting them as all day events and forcing them to drag it in every week vs someone potentially double booking themselves.
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Linda Ballentine
Basing it on hours rather than days would be very helpful. We use ClickUp to manage both large and small projects and having to calculate dates for CPM is cumbersome.
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Jeff MacNeill
Yes, need this and the function for if the start and end date are inputted or “drag adjusted in timeline view” the duration should auto calculate to give you the number of days between start and end. This is useful for calculating man hours etc. using a formula. You can then just use duration in any formulas
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Scott Urban
I'm evaluating ClickUp now and like a lot about it, but the lack of this feature will probably cause me to go elsewhere. I usually have a decent understanding of the tasks to be done, their duration, and dependencies. I need the software to be able to put that together and tell me when I can expect dependent tasks to start and when everything will be finished. Right now this must be done totally manually. Adding a dependency doesn't cause the dependent item to shift appropriately, only change if its predecessor does. And adding a time estimate has no effect on the calendar, so it's of no use in planning dates right now.
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Michael Keaton
The lack of DURATION between start and end dates is a glaring flaw. Your competitors already have this! I need this feature to commit to ClickUp.
Julio Ruiz
Almost 4 years and this has not been implemented? 🥲
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Nils Bergman
Definitely could use this on our PM processes. Want to be able to best provide our clients with vision of the project timeline.
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Maximilian Walsh
The absence of automatic start date/due date calculation is severely hindering efficient project management on your platform. Immediate implementation of this feature is imperative for users like me who demand precision and productivity. Act swiftly to enhance ClickUp's functionality and user satisfaction. How can this be planned for years? Instead of expanding AI Capabilities maybe work on your core functionality.
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