Dependency Management and Multihomed Tasks

[Leo_Kosuge]

Is there a way to “maintain buffer” for all dependent tasks across multiple projects for multihomed tasks?

[Stephen_Li]

Hi @Leo_Kosuge ,

Currently, this is not supported (the below thread is slightly outdated, as auto-shifting is now available outside of timeline view, but the gist is accurate):

Dependencies between tasks of different projects

Hi @Julen_Arzelus_IGARLE, It’s not possible in Asana to have a dependency shift the date of a dependent task in another project. Dependency-shifting is only available in the Timeline view, which only covers one project. There are two possible solutions I can suggest: You can multi-home the dependent task so that it lives in both projects; that way, when you shift its dependency, the dependent will be in the same project and its date will shift. You can use our Flowsana integration, which…

I agree that this would be a very interesting (albeit potentially risky) feature. I don’t see anything exactly related in the Product Feedback category; please feel free to submit a request there so others in the community can upvote it!

[Leo_Kosuge]

Thanks, Stephen! Hoping this is a quick question but you mentioned auto-shifting is now available outside of timeline view but it’s not auto-shifting in list, calendar view, or date change via details. Which other section is it available in?

Thanks again for your reply.

[Richard_Sather]

Hey @Stephen_Li , you’re right that ‘Dependency management options’ are applicable to all tasks within a project, but similar to what @Phil_Seeman mentions in his post, you can overcome this by multi-homing ALL the concerned tasks into a ‘master’ project. So adjusting the tasks in that ‘master’ project, would maintain the buffer across all projects.

@Leo_Kosuge , would that work for you?

[Leo_Kosuge]

Thanks! That’s a great work around. Much appreciated.