Dynamic Task Start + End Dates based on all Subtasks
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James Guitard
There is a compelling use case for having a parent Task inherit its Start-End dates based on the total duration for all subtasks.
This should be an optional feature, to be enabled only for certain spaces/folders. Maybe it could be enabled at the task level independently - like a toggle to "Inherit Subtasks Duration" (or something more catchy?)
For example - if we're building a single webpage, we'd make a top-level task: Build X Webpage.
The actual duration of that task should be based on the total time required to complete all the subtasks, ie: UX Wireframe Design, UI Visual Design, FE Dev, BE Dev, QA, Dev Ops, Approvals, etc. Some of these subtasks can overlap, and some are dependencies on others, but ALL of them must be completed before the parent task is DONE.
Additionally, it's hard to forecast an exact start and end date for each subtask. I want more flexibility to change the duration of subtasks and have the parent task inherit the overall duration of all tasks. In other words, the earliest subtask start date will be the parent task start date, and the latest subtask due date will be the parent task due date.
While I can enable 'remap task/subtasks' so dependencies move the dates of the things they're blocking - they do NOT adjust the duration of the parent task.
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Robert Hudman
I totally agree with this one and would love to see this added.
This is also very important functionality to specifically for gantt requirements in using ClickUp
FYI - Juan Grandas
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Moritz Cremer
Please implement, highly needed
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Gabriel Kleinke
I also would like to have this implemented. When it comes to Gantt, I think Click-up has a lot to lear with Microsoft Project.
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Alberto Alonso
This one is related with:
Maybe to be merged?
Elizabeth Bazan
Yes! I spend a lot of time mapping subtasks and then going back and fixing the due date for the parent task. If it just automatically changed, it would be amazing. Even if it was something I turned on for each task as needed. I think it would work at the list/space level as long as it could be overridden if necessary, though I can't really think of why it would be necessary....
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Kevin Smith
This is a very basic requirement for project management and is urgently required. This would make things so much easier.
Scott Carpenter
This would be great! I think that it could be helpful to have a second option that automatically sets the parent's start date to the earliest start date in all subtasks and the parent's due date to the latest date in all subtasks.
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Julia Celley
YES! Thank you for articulating this so well. We would benefit from this so much.
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Amel Toric
Absolutely!
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