Is it possible to link issues with no dates?

[jaime_gilmartinez]

Hi,

I want to create a roadmap/timeline for my project, but future activity issues have no dates, so I am not sure if I can create the dependency if the successor task has no defined start or end date - Is this possible? If so, how?

Thank you!

[Trudy Claspill · Accepted solution]

Hello @jaime_gilmartinez 

Are you using an Advanced Roadmaps Plan? If so, this appears to work for me.

Click on the + at the end of the time bar for the predecessor task.

That brings up the dependency pop-up. 

In the Choose an issue... field choose or type in the issue key for the successor task. My environment allows me to enter/select a successor task that has no dates.

Then click the checkmark button.

You won't see a dependency line because the successor task has no dates, but you'll see the dependency symbol in the predecessor task.

If you subsequently enter a start date for the successor task, then the line will appear.

[jaime_gilmartinez]

Hi Trudy,

Thanks for your response. What if the predecessor does not have dates either? In my case, the successors (multiple) concatenate so the very first issue does have a date but the following (which also need linking to each other) don't.

In other words, how do I then link the second task above to a third task, also with no dates?

Thank you

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @jaime_gilmartinez 

Yes, you can still add the dependency, but not from the Plan.

You need to go to the predecessor issue and add a Linked Issue, setting the relationship to the one you see in the Plan when you create a dependency.

In the backend the dependency is represented as a Linked Issue relationship. You can create the links directly in the issue details screens.

[jaime_gilmartinez]

Great, thank you Trudy!

[Trudy Claspill]

Glad to help.

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