How do I move the start date of a project on gantt chart so that tasks move back accordingly?
Hi,
The start date of a project has been postponed. Can I move the start date of the project so that all tasks and dependencies move back accordingly?
Thanks
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As long as you have your predecessors established, anything that follows should move accordingly.
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Thanks. If I try to move one task with predecessors it shows a message saying these will be lost if I move the task. Is there a way to just move the entire start date pushing all tasks and predecessors back in one go?
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Hmm... Is it just removing the predecessors for the row that you are changing, or is it trying to remove ALL of them even for the tasks that follow?
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Just the one I'm trying to move. Was really hoping to be able to just shift everything back in one go.
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Are you moving something in the middle of the project?
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@h1pst3r88 So if you were to move the start date on row two, you would expect the end date of row 1 to also move?
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The problem with that though is how is Smartsheet supposed to know your intention? There are different reasons for moving a date. Each of those have different outcomes.
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The question was how to move the entire project forward.
For example project suppose to start on 1 May and all project task are related to date 1 May. For example;
Demolition starting 2 May and duration is 4 Days
Electrician start 7 May and duration 10 Days
Plumbers start 12 May and duration 12 Days
+ 100 other rows.
But if the job will be postponed and let's say start on 3 June the question is how to move entire project to start from that day without changing it manually.
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This would be done by setting up the predecessor relationships and then adjusting the start date of the first task.
