What is Task Linking?

Task Linking is about establishing meaningful associations between tasks of a project in order to provide an easier reference between related tasks.

There are 3 kinds of links that can be defined and these are;

• Related to
• Duplicated by
• Derived from

Related to: If a task is related to the current task, then you can select Related to in order to indicate that the 2 tasks are related.

Duplicated by: If the similar type of task is added before, then you can use Duplicated by in order to link the tasks.

Derived from: If the current task is the result of or derived from a previous task, then you can use Derived from to link the task.

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How to link tasks?

In Orangescrum Project Management tool, Task Linking can be done upon task create, task edit, and task details.

1. Click Quick Links > Task
2. Add task details such as Project, Task title, Task Type, Assigned to, etc.
3. Click ‘Relate to’ drop-down to define the task link type and add the task in the ‘Linking Task’.

Note – Here, you’ll get 3 options such as Related to, Duplicated by & Derived from.

4. Click on ‘Save & Exit‘.

Edit Task Link:

1. Navigate to the Task Listing Page.
2. Click icon of the task.
3. Click ‘Edit’.
4. Click ‘Relate to’ drop-down to define the task link type and add the task in the ‘Linking Task’
5. Click ‘Update’.

Task Detail Linking:

1. Navigate to Task Details
2. Click icon
3. Click ‘Relate to’ drop-down to define the task link type and add the task in the ‘Linking Task’
4. Click ‘Save’.

Delete Task Link:

1. Navigate to Task Detail Page of the specific task
2. Hover on the specific task to find delete icon
3. Click ‘Delete’.