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title: "Dependencies vs milestones"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BGdc/3525312904/Dependencies%20vs%20milestones"
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## 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://d118858d-a836-4949-be25-684f7acbc3e4)

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"**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://adecb5aa-16cf-43e0-9c38-c2055429e671)

![image](media://85b1c75e-df30-4283-8a69-9c97432dc2ab)

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

![image](media://036225e0-8597-48ee-a714-5a2e3d2e9962)

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

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Dependencies from milestone to task 

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