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Predecessor fields
Field
Description
Predecessor
Enter a WBS item to precede the WBS item currently selected. This field is mandatory.
Successor
Specifies the WBS item succeeding the currently selected WBS item.
Dependency type
Enter one of four dependency types for the currently selected WBS item: Start-to-finish, Finish-to-start, Start-to-start and Finish-to-finish.
Time interval
Enter a time interval using the dialog box that you can open in this field. By default, the interval is 0. Enter a negative value to create an overlap between start dates or end dates of the respective WBS items.
Has conflict
Displays if this dependency has a planning conflict with a WBS item. The default value of this field is F (false). If the dependency causes a conflict in planning a WBS item, the value of this field automatically changes to T (true).