Project dependencies

Record blocked and blocking relationships between projects.

Overview

A project can be Blocked by other projects, and can be Blocking others. Those fields appear on the overview and in the details sidebar.

Dependencies are between projects, not issues. Issue blocking is a separate relation.

Create a project dependency

Open the project … menu, choose Dependencies, then Blocked by… or Blocking…
Use Add property on the overview: Add blocked by or Add blocking
On a list, use bulk Change project dependencies…
In the create project composer, pick Blocked by or Blocking before you save

Pick the related project. You can later Change to blocked by or Change to blocking, or Remove dependency.

Working with dependencies on the timeline

Switch the Projects list to Timeline. Drag from a bar's dependency handle (Drag to add dependency) to another project. The start handle is blocked by; the end handle is blocking.

Click a line to open the related project or Remove dependency.

View project dependencies

Blocked by and Blocking show on the overview and sidebar. Open a related project from the dependency row.

Project templates can pre-set dependencies. They are re-checked against the destination team when you create from the template.

Timeline lines use the default dependency color. If the blocked project starts before the blocking project ends, the line switches to the conflict color and the tooltip reads that the blocked project starts too early.

Dates used for dependency start/end

A line draws from the blocking project's end date to the blocked project's start date. If the blocking project has no end date, the line is not drawn.