What are dependencies in your plan?

Dependencies in your plan indicate issues that are reliant on others being completed first. Your administrator can configure other issue link types to show in your plan, but they’re all treated as through they’re of the Blocks type meaning that the first issue must end before the second one can begin.

On your timeline, dependent issues are either connected by a line or numbered badges at either end of the schedule bar to indicate the direction of the relationship (whether it blocks an issue or it’s blocked by an issue). Change how your plan shows dependencies.

Off-track dependencies

Dependencies in your plan turn red to indicate when they’re off-track, meaning that the lead-in issue is blocking the second issue based on the start and end dates of the issues. This insight helps identify potential problems with your plan.

If your plan uses sequential dependencies, linked issues assigned to the same sprint show as off-track. This applies to both the Program board and when scheduling issues by sprints. Read more about the type of dependencies.