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Dependencies 5-1
Chapter 5: Dependencies and Vertical Links
Milestones Simplicity’s dependency (predecessor/successor; parent/child) capabilities enable you to link task dates
so that when one date changes, the dates that are dependent upon that date also change.
Within any one schedule, symbols on different task rows are linked using vertical links, as shown in the example
below. Any of 15+ vertical link shapes can be used. Any symbol can have up to 5 vertical links extending from it.
Dependency Mode and Display
Dependency Mode may be on or off. If Dependency Mode is on, then symbols that are dependent upon other
symbols (successors) will move when the parent (predecessor) symbol moves. When Dependency Mode is off,
then dependent symbols do not move.
The on/off status of Dependency Mode is shown in the Status Bar at the bottom of the Milestones Simplicity screen,
as circled below:
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