Edit Relationships in the Activity Network

What a planner means

Edit relationships in the Activity Network is Oracle Edit relationships in the Activity Network. Double-click the line, select a new relationship type, specify a new number of lag days, OK. It is a command. It is not stored as its own table. It is not Create relationships in the Activity Network, not Delete relationships in the Activity Network, not Edit relationships in the Gantt Chart, not View activity relationships in the Activity Network, not Display the Activity Network, not the Activity Network view, not Trace Logic, not Change predecessor relationships, not Change successor relationships, not Link Activities, not Unlink Activities, not Assign Predecessors / Assign Successors, not Show Relationships, not EPPM Configuring Activity Relationships copied onto Professional, and not Primavera Cloud Gantt Edit Relationship.

Oracle does print a numbered how-to titled Edit relationships in the Activity Network. Oracle does not print a menu item named Edit relationships in the Activity Network. Do not invent Edit > Edit relationships in the Activity Network.

Oracle Edit relationships in the Activity Network (Professional):

1. "Double-click the line representing the relationship you want to edit."
2. "Select a new relationship type."
3. "Specify a new number of lag days."
4. "Click OK."

Quote those. Quote a new relationship type and lag days. The Gantt counterpart prints a different relationship type. Change predecessor / Change successor print a new relationship type and a new time value on the Details tabs. Do not collapse them. Do not invent that this how-to printed FS / FF / SF / SS codes, Finish-to-Start hyphens, a stored pred_type, a Type list, or (None).

That how-to fetched prints no "Choose Project, Activities," no Display the Activity Network / Layout Options bar Show on Top, no Save, no edge mappings, no hint help window, no comments, no Delete, no Yes, no Assign, no Select Project, no Display Activity Details, no circle, no Create Relationship, no right-click, no Edit Relationship, no Apply, no Gantt Settings, no dialog title, and no privilege. Do not invent those on this how-to.

Create relationships in the Activity Network is a different how-to. Draw from the edge of the predecessor activity box (relationship pointer: "a vertical single-ended arrow") to the successor. Four edge sentences set finish to start / finish to finish / start to finish / start to start. That page prints a hint help window and comments on Details tabs. This edit how-to is one existing line, not a new draw. See Create Relationships in the Activity Network.

Delete relationships in the Activity Network is a different how-to. Oracle: "Double-click the line representing the relationship you want to delete." "Click Delete." "Click Yes." That removes one line. This edit how-to prints OK, not Delete / Yes. Do not collapse them. The Gantt counterpart is Delete relationships in the Gantt Chart.

Edit relationships in the Gantt Chart is a different how-to. Oracle: "Double-click the line representing the relationship you want to edit." "Select a different relationship type." "Specify a new number of lag days." "Click OK." Quote a different relationship type (Gantt) and this page's a new relationship type. Do not collapse them. That is the Gantt line, not the Network line. See Edit Relationships in the Gantt Chart.

View activity relationships in the Activity Network is a different how-to. "The Activity Network displays a graphical view of all activity relationships for a specific activity filter." Select a hierarchy element in the left table; the right pane shows that element's activities. "A line connecting two activity boxes indicates an activity relationship. The point at which the line begins on the predecessor box and the point at which the line ends on the successor box indicates the type of the activity relationship." Same four mappings worded as begins/ends on the right or left side of the box. That page is view. It does not print Double-click, relationship type, lag days, or OK.

Display the Activity Network is a different how-to. View > Show on Top > Activity Network / Layout Options bar / Top Layout toolbar. That opens the view. It does not edit a relationship. See Activity Network.

The Activity Network view is a different object. Show-on-Top WBS diagram of activities and relationships. Box positions save as .ANP. It is not this edit command. That page's tip: "To edit or remove an activity relationship, double-click the line that indicates the relationship you want to change, then enter new details in the dialog box that appears." Quote that tip on the view page. That view page fetched prints no "Select a new relationship type," no lag days, and no OK. This edit how-to fetched prints no "dialog box that appears" and no remove. Do not collapse them. See Activity Network.

Trace Logic is a different view. Show on Bottom / selected-activity pred/succ chain. It is not this edit. See Trace Logic.

Show Relationships is a different command. Bar Chart Options General tab / Top Layout toolbar show-or-hide of Gantt relationship lines. Hiding Gantt lines is not this edit. See Show Relationships.

Change predecessor relationships / Change successor relationships are different how-tos. Project, Activities → Display Activity Details → Predecessors or Successors or Relationships tab → double-click Relationship Type / Lag / Remove. Those pages print a new relationship type and a new time value. They do not print Double-click the line, lag days, or OK. See Change Predecessor Relationships and Change Successor Relationships.

Assign Predecessors / Assign Successors are different commands. Edit > Assign > Predecessors / Successors open the Assign dialogs. Oracle Add predecessor relationships / Add successor relationships are Details → Assign. Those how-tos print Relationship Type / Lag / Comments after assign. They do not print Double-click the line. See Assign Predecessors and Assign Successors.

Link Activities is a different command. Edit > Link Activities creates a finish-to-start in listed order. It does not edit one drawn line. See Link Activities.

Oracle Activities window Working with activity relationships names Edit relationships in the Gantt Chart and Edit relationships in the Activity Network as separate tasks (with Create / Delete / View Gantt and Network, Add / Change / Remove predecessor and successor, and View in Activity Details / Trace logic). Working with the Activity Network also names Create / Edit / Delete / View / Display as separate tasks. Linking Activities with Relationships lists Create / Edit / Delete Gantt and Network as separate how-tos. Do not collapse those titles.

Add/Edit/Delete Activity Relationships privilege (Professional project profile): "Determines whether the profile will enable users to create, modify, and remove activity relationships assigned to projects." The Edit relationships in the Activity Network how-to fetched does not print that privilege. Do not invent that it did.

Professional vs EPPM

Professional — the how-to above. Double-click the line; a new relationship type; lag days; OK. That page fetched prints no Save, no right-click, no Edit Relationship, and no Apply.

EPPM web — do not copy Professional Double-click / a new relationship type / lag days / OK onto EPPM.

Oracle EPPM Configuring Activity Relationships: "Configure activity relationships to adjust interdependencies between different activities." Navigation Menu → Projects → Activities; Gantt View; Gantt Settings and select to show relationships; "Right click the relationship line of the relationship you want to configure and click Edit Relationship." "In the Edit Relationship dialog box, configure the type and lag and click Apply." Save. Tip: "You can also configure predecessor and successor relationships from the Relationships detail windows." That page fetched does not print Double-click, a new relationship type, lag days, or OK. Do not invent that it did. Do not invent that Professional printed Right click, Edit Relationship, Apply, Gantt Settings, or Save. Quote Right click as that page printed it.

Oracle EPPM Creating Activity Relationships is Gantt circle drag + Save. Tip: "To delete a relationship, right-click the relationship line and select Delete Relationship." That page fetched does not print Edit Relationship, Double-click, or lag days. Do not invent that it did. Delete Relationship is not this edit.

Oracle EPPM Working with the Activity Network / Activity Network Format of the Activities Page (G48897) are the EPPM view. Arrows between boxes; red/blue or red/black outlines; solid/dashed driving; Show Driving Relationships / Show Critical Activities. Those pages fetched print no Double-click the line, no a new relationship type, no lag days, no OK, and no how-to titled Edit relationships in the Activity Network. Do not invent that they did. Do not copy those EPPM visual cues onto this Professional edit how-to.

Oracle EPPM Configuring Predecessor Relationships / Configuring Successor Relationships are the Relationships detail window (select a predecessor or successor; "Add or remove columns as needed"; "Select an option or enter a value for each field"; Save). Those are not Network-line edit. See Change Predecessor Relationships and Change Successor Relationships.

Oracle EPPM Gantt View Format (G48897): Relationship Lines; Gantt Settings Relationships "Show or hide relationships between activities in the Gantt." "Hovering directly to the left or right of an activity bar when relationship lines are visible in the Gantt will display: Create Relationship." That page fetched does not print Edit Relationship, Right click the relationship line, Double-click, or lag days. Do not invent that it did.

Primavera Cloud — Modify Activity Details in the Gantt Chart: "To edit an existing relationship, select a relationship line, and then select Edit Relationship. In the popover, edit the relationship type and lag, and then select Apply." That is a different product. Do not copy Cloud select / popover onto P6 Professional or EPPM.

XER

None. Oracle's project XER map TOC has no EDITNETWORK / EDITREL / NETWORKREL / EDIT_NETWORK_RELATIONSHIP / EDITRELATIONSHIP table. After the command you see a changed TASKPRED. Do not invent a command %T. Do not treat a changed TASKPRED row as "the planner used Edit relationships in the Activity Network."

TASKPRED is the relationship. Columns that match names Oracle used elsewhere (Oracle XER labels): pred_type (Relationship Type), lag_hr_cnt (Lag), comments (Comments), task_id (Successor), pred_task_id (Predecessor). The Edit relationships in the Activity Network how-to fetched does not print those column names, a stored pred_type code, or Comments. It prints a new relationship type and lag days. See TASKPRED (Activity Relationships) and FS / SS / FF / SF + Lag (Planner Language).

A Viewer parse of one XER cannot reconstruct whether the planner used Network-line edit, Gantt-line edit, Change predecessor / Change successor, Assign, import, or EPPM Configuring Activity Relationships.

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Change a task link: "Click View > Gantt Chart." "Double-click the link line between the two tasks." "Pick a dependency type from the Type list." "To get rid of the link entirely, pick (None) from the Type list."

That page's other way: "Double-click the Task Name field" → Predecessors tab → Type column, or (None) to delete.

Microsoft Add lead or lag time to a task is a different page: "Double-click a task name, and then click the Predecessors tab in the Task Information box." "In the Lag column, type the lead time or lag time you want."

Microsoft Link tasks Network Diagram is create, not this edit: "Point to the center of the predecessor task box." "Drag the line to the successor task box."

Quote link line, Type list, (None), and center of the predecessor task box. P6 printed the line representing the relationship, a new relationship type, lag days, and OK. Do not collapse them. Microsoft Change a task link fetched prints no lag days. Do not invent that it did. P6 edit fetched prints no Type list and no (None). Microsoft Network Diagram is center-box drag, not this edit. Delete on P6 is a different how-to (Delete → Yes). They are not the same command as P6 Edit relationships in the Activity Network. Do not map P6 Network-line edit to MSP Change a task link / Predecessors tab / Add lead or lag time / Network Diagram center-box drag as the same command. Do not claim MPXJ writes a real MPP.

Don't

• Treat this as Create / Delete / View relationships in the Activity Network, Display the Activity Network, the Activity Network view, Trace Logic, Edit relationships in the Gantt Chart, Change predecessor / Change successor, Link Activities, Unlink Activities, Assign Predecessors / Assign Successors, Add predecessor / Add successor, Show Relationships, EPPM Configuring Activity Relationships copied onto Professional, or Cloud Gantt Edit Relationship.
• Collapse Gantt a different relationship type onto this how-to's a new relationship type.
• Collapse Change predecessor / Change successor a new time value / Details-tab double-click onto this how-to's lag days / Double-click the line / OK.
• Collapse the Activity Network view-page tip dialog box that appears / remove onto this how-to's a new relationship type / lag days / OK.
• Invent that this how-to printed FS / FF / SF / SS codes, a Type list, (None), Comments, Delete, Yes, Save, Assign, Select Project, a circle, Create Relationship, right-click, Edit Relationship, Apply, or a dialog title.
• Invent a menu item named Edit relationships in the Activity Network, or invent that the how-to printed Choose Project, Activities / Show on Top, Activity Network.
• Invent that the edit how-to printed Add/Edit/Delete Activity Relationships.
• Copy Professional Double-click / a new relationship type / lag days / OK onto EPPM, or copy EPPM Right click / Edit Relationship / Apply / Gantt Settings / Save onto Professional.
• Invent that EPPM Creating Activity Relationships printed Edit Relationship, or that Gantt View Format printed Right click / Edit Relationship / Double-click / lag days.
• Invent that EPPM Working with the Activity Network or Activity Network Format printed a how-to titled Edit relationships in the Activity Network, Double-click, a new relationship type, lag days, or OK.
• Copy Cloud select / popover onto Professional or EPPM.
• Invent an EDITNETWORK / EDITREL / NETWORKREL / EDIT_NETWORK_RELATIONSHIP / EDITRELATIONSHIP XER table, or treat a changed TASKPRED row as "the planner used Edit relationships in the Activity Network."
• Claim a Viewer reconstructed that the planner last used Network-line edit from an XER.
• Map P6 Edit relationships in the Activity Network to MSP Change a task link / Predecessors tab / Add lead or lag time / Network Diagram center-box drag as the same command.
• Invent that Microsoft Change a task link printed lag days, or that P6 edit printed Type list / (None).
• Collapse Microsoft center onto this how-to's Double-click the line.
• Claim MPXJ writes a real MPP.