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title: "Dependencies vs milestones"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BGc/3540189702/Dependencies%20vs%20milestones"
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> Macro (aura-html)

## Dependencies vs milestones

Dependencies are adjusted to account for a milestone being a point in time (Start date and End date on the same day). Milestones don't artificially make the path between linked tasks longer.

### Dependencies leading to milestones

When a milestone is a target of a dependency:

| **Task to milestone OR**<br>**Milestone to milestone** | **non-ASAP** | **ASAP** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| End → start | **Milestone date >= Task End Date** | **Milestone date = Task End Date** |
| End → end | regular dependency behavior | regular dependency behavior |
| Start → end | **Milestone date <= Task Start Date** | **Milestone date = Task Start Date ** |
| Start → start | regular dependency behavior | regular dependency behavior |

"**End to start**" dependencies are adjusted to account for a milestone being a point in time (has a single date).

When a milestone is a target:

- ASAP - the milestone date has to be the same as the source end date
- non-ASAP - the milestone date has to be the same or later than the source end date

![image](media://b172063c-4f4e-44fe-813d-45cebebad94d)

![image](media://cc5de03c-b74c-4d8f-b7ec-d4ccd5fa5c27)

"**Start to end**" dependencies are adjusted to account for a milestone being a point in time (has a single date).

When a milestone is a target:

- ASAP - the milestone date has to be the same as the source start date
- non-ASAP - the milestone date has to be the same or later than the source start date

![image](media://5929d529-b615-4160-9c56-d96783fb5993)

![image](media://8d1e9e71-c1fb-46e2-a98c-d4e92113618d)

"**End to end**" dependencies behave normally.

![image](media://742212ee-0edd-4272-9011-b119f3918835)

"**Start to start**" dependencies behave normally.

![image](media://c4f0ff99-9ae0-4e11-a3b7-bd9c0f24b8d4)

###   
Dependencies from milestone to task 

Dependencies from milestones to tasks behave normally (same as task → task dependencies).