🔁 Automatically match start dates / due dates from tasks and subtasks

Important change: “Automatic Date Alignment” is being replaced

The previous settings Automatic Alignment of Dates in Main Tasks and Automatic Alignment of Dates in Subtasks in the project settings are marked as deprecated and will be deactivated.

Based on customer feedback and our own experience over the past few years, we have decided to make the scheduling logic in smenso fundamentally clearer. The previous function attempted to automatically reflect shifts between main tasks and subtasks across all contexts, including Timeline, Gantt, the date picker in the list and task details – and across all possible hierarchy levels. For users, it was not always transparent what was happening in the background.

There is also a conceptual aspect: Since main tasks in smenso have always been independently bookable and have their own duration and responsibilities, automatically overwriting a deliberately set planning value when subtasks change does not fit this approach.

The new logic is deliberately predictable:

• Dates are no longer automatically adjusted between main tasks and subtasks.
• If subtasks and main tasks should influence each other when dates are shifted, they must be linked via dependencies, and automatic scheduling must be triggered deliberately.

Note: The old project settings for date alignment will remain temporarily visible but are marked as deprecated. They are being replaced by dependencies in combination with the Duration field and reliable automatic scheduling that can be triggered manually.