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How to automagically assign start and due dates to sets of tasks

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David Hollingworth

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Feb 27, 2025, 3:15:07 PMFeb 27
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Hi All

I'm not sure this is possible in MLO, but if not then I hope someone can suggest a work around.

I have a template task that contains 10 subtasks. The 10 subtasks must be performed in order, one per day. I'd like to be able to assign the due date for the first task to today, and have all the other tasks automatically have the correct due days assigned. For example

Task 1 - 1st May
Task 2 - 2nd May
Task 3 - 3rd May
...
Task 10 - 10th May

I set the parent to complete sub-tasks in order. Which does half the job becuase only the first active task appears in my ToDo list. But when I complete that task then the second taks appears immediately when, it shouldn't appear until tomorrow. Currently I have to assign the start and due dates to each task manually to prevent this.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Regards
David

Alyona (MLO Support)

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Mar 1, 2025, 10:26:12 AMMar 1
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Hi David,

To prevent the next task from appearing in your To-Do list until the previous one is completed, you'll need to set either a Start Date or a dependency for each subtask.

If you frequently create this type of task, you can use your existing task as a template. With "New from template" option you can create a new set of tasks with the correct date intervals - the dates will automatically shift to the current ones while keeping the intervals and other task properties intact.

For more information on creating tasks from a template see this guide: Create from Template.

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