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A deadline is usually a hard coded date. However you can work around this.
It requires the use of two things, a custom field (for the offset) and a
pasted link.
Let's work with task 2.
From the insert menu select column and then insert three fields (we will use
date1, date2 and duration1 as an example)
You should also insert the milestone field while you are at it.
Go to task 1,
select the cell that contains the finish date
copy it.
Go to task 2 date1 field and go to edit menu / "paste special" and make sure
that the "paste link" option is selected, click OK.
In task 2, duration1 enter the number of days you want between the finish of
Task1 and your deadline (example 7d)
Now right click on the header of the date2 column, select customize fields,
then click on the formula button.
enter the formula
projdateadd([date1],[duration1])
Then OK.
Now, finally select the task2 , date2 cell and copy and then paste special
into the milestone field for task2
I fail to see what value setting this milestone will add to your project. I
would think that the finish date would be good enough, or perhaps a
comparison between duration and baseline duration. But the above is one way
to get what you describe.
-Jack
Is it possible to set a deadline based on the completion
of another task? For example Task 1 will take 2 days to
complete. It has a deadline of 14 days after the start
date. Task two is a milestone that has a deadline of 7
days after task 1. It has a FS relationship with Task 1.
Is there a way to set up these deadlines without
impacting the actual project flow?
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