When part of your work depends on other tasks, you can use a Dependency Relationship.

Set tasks to block or wait on each other to create a dependency.

What you'll need

• Dependency Relationships are available on all plans.
• Everyone, including guests with edit or full permissions, can create task Dependencies.

Types of Dependency Relationship

There are two types of Dependency Relationships. Tasks are considered completed when put into a Done status.

• Blocks: A task preventing another task from being completed. For example, task 1 blocks task 2.
• Blocked by or waiting on: A task with at least one other task that must be completed first. For example, task 2 is blocked by task 1.

Create Dependency Relationships

You can create Dependency Relationships from task, views, and Automations.

Adding Relationship columns

Relationship columns, formerly called rollup fields, allow you to pull field data from your task in the Dependency Relationship.

Dependency notifications

You'll receive a notification when a task Dependency is added, unlinked, or when a task becomes unblocked.

If you have the Dependency Warning ClickApp enabled, ClickUp will display an incomplete warning if you attempt to close a task that is waiting on another task.

Automatically reschedule dependencies

When the Reschedule Dependencies ClickApp is activated, tasks with dependency relationships will be rescheduled automatically.

For example:

Task A is blocking task B. Both tasks have start and due dates set.

Task A's due date is moved one week into the future.

ClickUp automatically updates Task B's start and due dates one week into the future.

Reuse Dependencies

Applying a Space, Folder, or List template with task Dependencies will only include the Dependencies between tasks that live inside that template.

Duplicating a task with Dependencies will replicate the task and its Dependencies. A new waiting on or blocking Dependency will automatically be added to the related task.

Recurring tasks include dependencies. You can exclude dependencies by customizing your recurring settings.