This section describes target types and types of relations between targets in the Planner application.
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1. Types of Targets
There are several types of targets in the Planner application, which allow you to plan and manage projects with greater flexibility and detail.
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In the Planner application, there are three types of linksrelationships:
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Dependencies (Start/Finish) |
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This type shows that the work for achieving common results is performed in the same area
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2.1 Parent-Child
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Constraints of the parent-child relationship:
An Objective target cannot have a parent target. Only Key Results can be children to an Objective.
A Key Result target cannot have child targets.
Initiatives can have as many nested levels of targets as you need. Each parent target inherits the progress of child targets.
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2.1.1 Dependencies (Start/Finish)
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There are four-time dependencies:
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When you move a target that has any time dependencies, the system moves linked targets to save the correct time dependency. |
2.2 Contribution
2.2.1 Contributes To
The Contributes To the type of relationship is available for such types of targets as:
Objective → Objective;
Initiative or Milestone → Objective, Key Result, Initiative, Milestone.
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Example: You have the target "To set advertising campaign to attract a new audience" and it contributes to the target "To increase the number of active users by 30%".
3. Color Indication of Gantt Chart
The Planner Gantt chart uses four colors to display the status and progress of the workflow targets.
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Status Name and Color
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Description
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GRAY
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NOT STARTED
The target doesn't have progress and its start date is in the future
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GREEN
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ON TRACK
The target has progressed and it goes according to the plan
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COMPLETE
The target is accomplished and the progress is 100%
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ORANGE (AMBER)
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AT RISK
Displays an incomplete target (it may have progressed or not),
but it goes slightly not according to plan (if there is any difference between expected completion and actual completion and the difference is less than 25 percent)
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RED
OFF TRACK
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