Task Dependencies in Blazor Gantt Chart component
Task dependency or task relationship can be established between two tasks in Gantt Chart. This dependency affects the project schedule. If you change the predecessor of a task, it will affect the successor task, which will affect the next task, and so on.
Task Relationship Types
Task relationships are categorized into four types based on the start and finish dates of the task.
Start to Start (SS)
You cannot start a task until the dependent task also starts.
Start to Finish (SF)
You cannot finish a task until the dependent task is started.
Finish to Start (FS)
You cannot start a task until the dependent task is completed.
Finish to Finish (FF)
You cannot finish a task until the dependent task is completed.
Define Task Relationship
Task relationship is defined in the data source as a string value, and this value is mapped to the Gantt Chart component by using the GanttTaskFields.Dependency property. The following code example demonstrates how to enable the predecessor in the Gantt Chart component.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Gantt
<SfGantt DataSource="@TaskCollection" Height="450px" Width="700px">
<GanttTaskFields Id="TaskId" Name="TaskName" StartDate="StartDate" EndDate="EndDate" Duration="Duration" Progress="Progress" Child="SubTasks" Dependency="Predecessor">
</GanttTaskFields>
</SfGantt>
@code{
public List<TaskData> TaskCollection { get; set; }
protected override void OnInitialized()
{
this.TaskCollection = GetTaskCollection();
}
public class TaskData
{
public int TaskId { get; set; }
public string TaskName { get; set; }
public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }
public DateTime EndDate { get; set; }
public string Duration { get; set; }
public int Progress { get; set; }
public string Predecessor { get; set; }
public List<TaskData> SubTasks { get; set; }
}
public static List <TaskData> GetTaskCollection() {
List <TaskData> Tasks = new List <TaskData> () {
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 1,
TaskName = "Project initiation",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
EndDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 21),
SubTasks = (new List <TaskData> () {
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 2,
TaskName = "Identify Site location",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
Duration = "0",
Progress = 30,
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 3,
TaskName = "Perform soil test",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
Duration = "4",
Progress = 40,
Predecessor = "2"
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 4,
TaskName = "Soil test approval",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
Duration = "0",
Progress = 30,
Predecessor = "3"
},
})
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 5,
TaskName = "Project estimation",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
EndDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 21),
SubTasks = (new List <TaskData> () {
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 6,
TaskName = "Develop floor plan for estimation",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 04),
Duration = "3",
Progress = 30,
Predecessor = "4"
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 7,
TaskName = "List materials",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 04),
Duration = "3",
Progress = 40,
Predecessor = "6"
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 8,
TaskName = "Estimation approval",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 04),
Duration = "0",
Progress = 30,
Predecessor = "7"
},
})
}
};
return Tasks;
}
}The following screenshot displays the output of the above code.
Predecessor offset with duration units
In the Gantt Chart component, the predecessor offset can be defined with the following duration units:
- Day
- Hour
- Minute
You can define an offset with various offset duration units for predecessors by using the following code example.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Gantt
<SfGantt DataSource="@TaskCollection" Height="450px" Width="900px">
<GanttTaskFields Id="TaskId" Name="TaskName" StartDate="StartDate" EndDate="EndDate" Duration="Duration" Progress="Progress" Dependency="Predecessor" Child="SubTasks">
</GanttTaskFields>
</SfGantt>
@code{
public List<TaskData> TaskCollection { get; set; }
protected override void OnInitialized()
{
this.TaskCollection = GetTaskCollection();
}
public class TaskData
{
public int TaskId { get; set; }
public string TaskName { get; set; }
public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }
public DateTime EndDate { get; set; }
public string Duration { get; set; }
public int Progress { get; set; }
public string Predecessor { get; set; }
public List<TaskData> SubTasks { get; set; }
}
public static List <TaskData> GetTaskCollection() {
List <TaskData> Tasks = new List <TaskData> () {
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 1,
TaskName = "Project initiation",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
EndDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 21),
SubTasks = (new List <TaskData> () {
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 2,
TaskName = "Identify Site location",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
Duration = "0",
Progress = 30,
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 3,
TaskName = "Perform soil test",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
Duration = "4",
Progress = 40,
Predecessor = "2FS+2d"
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 4,
TaskName = "Soil test approval",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
Duration = "0",
Progress = 30,
Predecessor = "3FF+960m"
},
})
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 5,
TaskName = "Project estimation",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
EndDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 21),
SubTasks = (new List <TaskData> () {
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 6,
TaskName = "Develop floor plan for estimation",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 04),
Duration = "3",
Progress = 30,
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 7,
TaskName = "List materials",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 04),
Duration = "3",
Progress = 40,
Predecessor = "6SS+16h"
},
})
}
};
return Tasks;
}
}The following screen shot depicts the duration unit support in the predecessor offset.
Validate predecessor links on editing
In Gantt, task relationship link can be broken by editing the start date, end date and duration value of task. When the task relationship broken on any edit action. This can be handled in Gantt in two ways.
- Using actionBegin event
- Using predecessor validation dialog
Using actionBegin event
When the task relationship link is broken on any edit action, then the OnActionBegin event will be triggered with RequestType argument as ValidateLinkedTask. You can validate the editing action within the actionBegin event using the ValidateMode event argument. The ValidateMode event argument has the following properties:
| Argument | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| args.ValidateMode.RespectLink | false | In this validation mode, the predecessor links get high priority. With this mode enabled, when the successor task is moved before the predecessor task’s end date, the editing will be reverted, and dates will be validated based on the dependency links. |
| args.ValidateMode.RemoveLink | false | In this validation mode, the taskbar editing gets high priority. For inappropriate task dates, the dependency links will be removed and tasks will be moved to the edited date. |
| args.ValidateMode.PreserveLinkWithEditing | true | In this validation mode, the taskbar editing will be considered along with the dependency links. This relationship will be maintained by updating the offset value of predecessors. |
By default, the PreserveLinkWithEditing validation mode will be enabled, so the predecessors are updated with offset values.
The following sample explains enabling the RespectLink validation mode while editing the linked tasks in the OnActionBegin event.
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Gantt
<SfGantt DataSource="@TaskCollection" Height="450px" Width="700px">
<GanttTaskFields Id="TaskId" Name="TaskName" StartDate="StartDate" EndDate="EndDate" Duration="Duration" Progress="Progress"
Dependency="Predecessor" ParentID="ParentId"></GanttTaskFields>
<GanttEditSettings AllowTaskbarEditing="true"></GanttEditSettings>
<GanttEvents TValue="TaskData" OnActionBegin="actionbegin"></GanttEvents>
</SfGantt>
@code{
public List<TaskData> TaskCollection { get; set; }
protected override void OnInitialized()
{
this.TaskCollection = GetTaskCollection();
}
public void actionbegin(GanttActionEventArgs<TaskData> args) {
if(args.RequestType.ToString() == "ValidateLinkedTask") {
args.ValidateMode.RespectLink = true;
}
}
public class TaskData
{
public int TaskId { get; set; }
public string TaskName { get; set; }
public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }
public DateTime EndDate { get; set; }
public string Duration { get; set; }
public int Progress { get; set; }
public string Predecessor { get; set; }
public int? ParentId { get; set; }
}
public static List <TaskData> GetTaskCollection() {
List <TaskData> Tasks = new List <TaskData> () {
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 1,
TaskName = "Project initiation",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
EndDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 21)
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 2,
TaskName = "Identify Site location",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
Duration = "0",
Progress = 30,
ParentId = 1
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 3,
TaskName = "Perform soil test",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
Duration = "4",
Progress = 40,
Predecessor = "2",
ParentId = 1
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 4,
TaskName = "Soil test approval",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
Duration = "0",
Progress = 30,
ParentId = 1
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 5,
TaskName = "Project estimation",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 02),
EndDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 21)
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 6,
TaskName = "Develop floor plan for estimation",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 04),
Duration = "3",
Progress = 30,
ParentId = 5
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 7,
TaskName = "List materials",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 04),
Duration = "3",
Progress = 40,
Predecessor = "6",
ParentId = 5
},
new TaskData() {
TaskId = 8,
TaskName = "Estimation approval",
StartDate = new DateTime(2019, 04, 04),
Duration = "0",
Progress = 30,
ParentId = 5
}
};
return Tasks;
}
}