Equivalent of MS Project constraints in Smartsheet

Dear All,
Can someone tell me what is the equivalent of MS Project constraints in Smartsheet. I have been reading of using Lag time but wanted to know if there is another way of doing it the same.
Many thanks,
Taru
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Hello Taru,
Er du Norsk?
Smartsheet has dependencies built right in. You can use these to achieve what you're after.
- You'll need some date columns in your sheet, so create Start Date and Finish Date columns (in Date format).
- Next click on the Gantt View in the toolbar to the left of your screen.
- When the Gantt appears, click on the Edit Project Setting gearwheel in the top left of the Gantt.
- You'll see that Smartsheet has already found your Date columns and assigned them within the Dependency Settings window.
- To enable Dependencies, check the Dependencies Enabled checkbox below this.
- If you don't already have Predecessors and Duration columns in your sheet, Smartsheet will automatically create and assign them for you.
Note: You'll also see a number of other project options that can be set on this screen, including % Complete, Working Days and Working Days. Feel free to set these now.
If you locate the Predecessors column in your sheet, it will behave in a similar way to MS Project, with the ability to free type dependencies (e.g. 2FS + 2d, 24 etc.) or set them via the pop-up dialogue that appears when you click on the edit icon in each cell.
Hope this was what you are after.
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That's a big big weak point of smartsheet not to be able to have the ability to constrain dates like in microsoft project and primavera.
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