Mass creating dependencies

It would be very helpful if there was a way to select several tasks and create a dependency link between them all.  

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Yes!! Microsoft Project does this.

Since we tend to create tasks from a mental list of "do this, then do that..." we tend to already have all of our Wrike Tasks (or sub-tasks) entered in the List View in order of dependency, right from the start.

So, if we could then highlight them all and indicate "Link These as Dependent" (in the order they're in) we'd save a ton of time versus tediously connecting them in the Dependency setting, or even typing in the predecessor in the Gantt Chart view. (BTW - thanks for that huge improvement but I'm greedy and want more 😃).

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Hi Guys, in the Gannt, table you can drag the line from each task to create a dependency, would this help.

Right now there are no mass edit to create dependency options but it's a cool idea, thanks for sharing (and sorry for the delayed reply 😇).

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Hi . It would be nice to have a create dependency feature using the Mass Editing functionality. Please can this be implemented? 

This way i can easily link up tasks. 

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Hi. Does anybody know if Mass Editing functionality's been implemented?

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Hi Sabina Nasirova, welcome to Wrike's Community 👋

Can you please clarify which mass actions you mean? We currently have mass actions listed in this Knowledge Base article

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Lisa:

I would like a feature like this as well.  I think what is meant by "Mass Editing", in this context, is to add a "Add Dependency" feature to the "Mass Actions" feature that already exists in wrike. So, for example, as a user I would like to:

  • Select multiple tasks within my table, list, or gannt view
  • Select "Add Dependency"
  • Indicate if I want these tasks to be predecessors or successors to another task.
  • Select the target task that I want these tasks to have a dependency with.

For example, suppose I have tasks A, B, C, and D.  Tasks A, B, and C can all be done in parallel with no dependencies between them. D requires that A, B, and C are all completed before starting D. So, I would like to select A, B, and C.  Indicate they are "Predecessors", and then select task D as the target task.

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Hi Ron Roth, welcome to the Community 👋

I'm stepping in for Lisa here. Thanks for taking the time to post your suggestion along with a detailed example. It's very clear and concise! As of now, I will be forwarding your suggestion to the relevant Product Team. If I hear any updates in the coming months, I'll be sure to let you know 👍

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