Dependencies tab

The Dependencies tab available in the Home Page workspace aims at helping Project Managers review the dependencies their projects have with other Business Cases, Projects, Products, or Programs. They can then better anticipate the impacts of external changes on their Projects.

On the right-hand side of the main toolbar, the Dependencies tab features a view mode selection toolbar:

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Inbound Dependencies

Provides the user with information regarding the dependencies coming from a Source Object.

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Outbound Dependencies

Provides the user with information regarding the dependencies going to a Target Object.

Inbound Dependencies mode

The Inbound Dependencies mode (viewmode_activeinboundlist22_md.png) displays two spreadsheets, which provide users with the information for all dependencies that come from Source Objects (Projects or Tasks). The selected project is the Target Object.

The Project-To-Task spreadsheet displays the: Source Project’s name, Source Project’s Workflow State Vote, Project’s Nature, Mapping Type, and the Last synchronization date.

The Task-To-Task spreadsheet displays the Target Task’s Name, Source Task’s Name, Source Project’s Name, Source Task’s Nature, Mapping Type, and the Last synchronization date.

For both spreadsheets, the following tools are available:

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Alert

Indicates that there is a Synchronization issue.

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Gear

Provides access to the following commands:

  • Open the Source Project Brief – Opens the Project Brief dialog box of the Source Project.

  • Open the Source Object – Opens the Full Screen view of the Source Project.

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Notes

Indicates whether or not there are new notes, and opens the Notes dialog box of the Source Project or Task.

Outbound Dependencies mode

The Outbound Dependencies mode (viewmode_activeoutboundlist22_md.png) displays two spreadsheets, which provide users with information for all dependencies that go to Target Objects (Projects or Tasks). The selected project is the Source Object.

The Project-To-Task spreadsheet displays the: Source Project’s name, Target Task’s Name, Target Project’s Name, Target Project’s Workflow State Vote, Project’s Nature, Mapping Type, and the Last synchronization date.

The Task-To-Task spreadsheet displays the: Source Task’s Name, Target Task’s Name, Target Project’s Name, Target Task’s Nature, Mapping Type, and the Last synchronization date.

For both spreadsheets, the following tools are available:

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Gear

Provides access to the following commands:

  • Open the Target Project Brief – Opens the Project Brief dialog box of the Target Project.

  • Open the Target Object – Opens the Full Screen view of the Target Project.

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Notes

Indicates whether or not there are new notes, and opens the Notes dialog box of the Target object.