https://www.redmine.org/https://www.redmine.org/favicon.ico?16793021292022-08-10T23:04:04ZRedmineRedmine - Feature #37568: It should be possible to set a due date on a subtask without affecting the parent taskhttps://www.redmine.org/issues/37568?journal_id=1075972022-08-10T23:04:04ZMischa The Evil
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>New</i> to <i>Needs feedback</i></li><li><strong>Resolution</strong> set to <i>Invalid</i></li></ul><p>Starting with Redmine <a class="version" href="https://www.redmine.org/versions/90">3.1.0</a> there is a dedicated setting that provides the administrator the ability to configure this behavior (i.e. let parent issues have start- and due dates that are independent of their subtasks) at the instance level (see <a class="issue tracker-2 status-5 priority-5 priority-high2 closed" title="Feature: Option for independent subtask priority/start date/due date/done ratio (Closed)" href="https://www.redmine.org/issues/5490#note-91">#5490#note-91</a>).<br />It can be found as:<br />"Administration" > "Settings" > "Issue tracking" > "Parent tasks attributes" > "Start date / Due date"</p> Redmine - Feature #37568: It should be possible to set a due date on a subtask without affecting the parent taskhttps://www.redmine.org/issues/37568?journal_id=1076012022-08-11T07:42:51ZStefan Mark
<ul></ul><p>Oh no. So sorry! You are totally right. I had some bad communication, extracted the wrong information from that and failed to do a final check on my own. I usually do. Should have this time too.</p>
<p>Again, sorry for wasting anyones time. I will try to protract my next stupid stance as much as possible :)</p> Redmine - Feature #37568: It should be possible to set a due date on a subtask without affecting the parent taskhttps://www.redmine.org/issues/37568?journal_id=1076042022-08-11T15:53:42ZHolger Just
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>Needs feedback</i> to <i>Closed</i></li></ul><p>Don't be too harsh to yourself. I'm glad we could resolve this :)</p> Redmine - Feature #37568: It should be possible to set a due date on a subtask without affecting the parent taskhttps://www.redmine.org/issues/37568?journal_id=1104432023-07-19T22:59:55ZDavid L
<ul></ul><p>I was also interested in this feature. The OP touched on a better idea than the current version, which only offers a partial solution.</p>
<p><strong>Problems:</strong><br />1. When dates are "independent", a subtask's due date can be set after the due date. That doesn't make sense.<br />2. The % done is either a sum of the subtasks or arbitrary. That makes the parent issue a container, rather than an issue.</p>
<p><strong>Fix:</strong><br />In addition to "independent", there should be:<br />1. A setting that keeps child end-dates within the parent scope. That may or may not also limit start dates.<br />2. A setting that calculates the % done as subtasks + parent task.</p>
<p>As a simple example:</p>
<p>Issue: Drive my car to my house<br />Subtask: Fill car with petrol<br />Subtask: Replace punctured tyre</p>
<p>With Fix 2, the % Done can be a sum of three issues.</p>
<p>If the parent issue is not allowed to be part of the equation, then I don't see how we can structure dependencies.</p>
<ul>
<li>Issue: Drive my car to my house
<ul>
<li>Subtask: Prepare car to drive
<ul>
<li>Subtask: Fill car with petrol</li>
<li>Subtask: Replace punctured tyre</li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<p>In this second example, "Prepare" is dependent on two subtasks, which is good. However, once "Prepare" is complete, so is "Drive".</p>
<p>I can add another subtask to represent the actual driving:</p>
<ul>
<li>Issue: Drive my car to my house
<ul>
<li>Subtask: Drive my car</li>
<li>Subtask: Prepare car to drive
<ul>
<li>Subtask: Fill car with petrol</li>
<li>Subtask: Replace punctured tyre</li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<p>But that means breaks the dependency. I can set "Drive" to complete, even before "Prepare".</p> Redmine - Feature #37568: It should be possible to set a due date on a subtask without affecting the parent taskhttps://www.redmine.org/issues/37568?journal_id=1104442023-07-19T23:00:28ZDavid L
<ul></ul><p>Should I open a new request for this?</p>