Issues with Setting Task B Exactly 3 Days After Task A Using Constraints

Q & A
#1

Hi everyone,

I’m configuring a timeline where Task B starts exactly 3 days after Task A finishes using the “Dependencies and Constraints” feature. My setup is:

  1. Select Task B.
  2. Open the inspector and go to the “Dependencies and Constraints” tab.
  3. Under “Date Constraints,” click the add icon (:heavy_plus_sign:).
  4. Choose “Start is after end of an item.”
  5. Set in offset “3 days”

This works fine if the interval between Task A and Task B is less than 3 days. If i set under 3 days i get a warning. However, when the interval exceeds 8 days, it doesn’t work, and no error message/warning is displayed.

Has anyone encountered this issue? Any tips or solutions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

#2

Is Task A locked? I can get warnings if I move Task B less than 3 days if Task A is locked.

I don’t get warnings for more than 8 days.

The constraint of 3 days means task b can’t start less than 3 days after task a. More than 3 days won’t trigger a warning.

#3

Amontillado is correct, you way you have set up your constraint means that Task B needs to be 3 or more days after Task A. That is why it is not triggering when it exceeds 8 days.

If you want it to be exactly 3 days after, then you need to set it to be “Start equals end of item” with an offset of “3 days” instead.

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#4

Ah now it works. Thanks :slight_smile:

But sometimes, the resolve Button is buggy…