From time to time, we all have to deal with tasks that are closely connected to each other in the workflow. In such cases, Wrike’s Dynamic Timeline™ becomes an irreplaceable tool that allows you to quickly build a precise plan, considering the connection between tasks and the circumstances that may affect them. Wrike lets you connect tasks with dependencies within one project, as well as set cross-project dependencies. Now, with the release of constraints on the timeline, the dependent tasks can have a time lag between them, so that you can build even more accurate project schedules!
Let’s simplify this real business scenario to an exemplary situation, where only two tasks are involved. Say you plan to interview one of your most loyal customers and publish a success story on your website. First, you need to prepare the list of questions. Only after the questions are ready can you proceed to the interview. However, you find out that your customer is going on a 3-day business trip and can’t have the interview on the day you initially planned. You need to reflect this delay in the schedule. In this case, you can connect these two tasks on the timeline, considering the date constraints. Here’s how: point the cursor over the top right-hand corner of the task bar for “Prepare questions.” A small triangle appears. Click on the triangle and drag the line to the dependent task, called “Interview the customer.” This way, you can create a strict dependency. Then drag the dependent task on the timeline to the proper start date to create a task date constraint, as shown in the screenshot below.

Here’s what your timeline will look like after the change is made:

Task date constraints on Wrike’s timeline will help you build an accurate plan that’s shared with your peers. If we look at it on a wider scale, this will keep your workflow perfectly organized in a multitasking environment and help your team avoid any slips in the schedule.

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Today, we would like to delight you with a very handy feature. Now you can expand and collapse all your timelines with a one-click action. Once you click on the appropriate icon, all subfolders within a selected folder expand to show all its tasks on a timeline. The same applies to the way you can collapse all folders displayed on a timeline. Simply click on the icon with the upward arrow to collapse all folders.
Thanks to the new Wrike feature, all you have to do is click on the “Print” icon in the upper right corner of a timeline view. You instantly get a graphic file in the PNG format, ready to print. It evidently saves you time and effort.
You can choose to view all tasks on a timeline (both active and completed), if you need a visual presentation of your entire project plan. If you want to reschedule only tasks that are planned, you can display only active tasks that aren't completed.



