Date dependency

Baserow’s Date Dependency makes project planning simple by automatically shifting related tasks when your schedule changes.

This guide covers how to use Baserow’s Date Dependencies feature to link rows and automatically manage project schedules. You’ll learn how to set up dependencies and how they keep your timelines consistent.

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Overview

Date Dependencies let you link rows in a table so that their dates update automatically based on relationships you set. When you adjust a “parent” row’s date, all dependent “child” rows shift proportionally, preserving the original time intervals.

This feature is ideal for project schedules, Gantt charts, or any workflow where a delay in one task needs to automatically push back the start dates of all subsequent activities. You can create a dependency by linking two date fields (like a Start Date and End Date) and defining how they relate to each other.

Date dependency in Baserow

How to set up date dependencies

You can configure dependencies from your table or view settings. This setup applies to the entire table.

  1. Navigate to the view or table menu you want to manage.
  2. Click the three-dot icon (⋮) next to any table or view to open the menu.
  3. Select “Configure date dependencies” from the dropdown menu.
  4. A configuration modal will open. From here:
  5. Click Save

Once configured, any change you make to a date in one linked row will automatically adjust the dates in its dependent rows to maintain the correct schedule.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Does this only work with Timeline Views?

No, Date Dependencies are set at the table level and will apply to all views. However, they are most visually apparent and useful when used with the Timeline View, as you can see the schedule shifts in real-time.

Date Dependencies currently only apply to rows within the same table.

Can I use fields like “Created on” or “Last modified”?

Dependencies generally require editable date fields (like Date or Last Modified). You cannot typically use a computed field like Created on as the one that gets changed by a dependency.

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