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About dependencies in scheduling

A dependency links one task to another task. You can set up predecessors between tasks in a single job, or between different jobs

Relationship

Description

1-Start/Finish

The start of task B relies on the completion of predecessor task A.

Most tasks use the start/finish dependency.

2-Start/Start

The start of task B relies on the start of predecessor task A.

3-Finish/Start

The finish of task B relies on the start of predecessor task A.

4-Finish/Finish

The finish of task B relies on the finish of predecessor task A.