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title: "Dependencies vs milestones"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BPEdc/2535489705/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://2f741d4d-21d2-4946-ab69-04f0798ed270)

![image](media://31566a9f-71e3-47d7-beea-b8f85cf2b49f)

"**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://fbd33560-ca33-4315-b411-fb3fc17bef98)

![image](media://66594a87-d887-470f-bb36-56ac6addc202)

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

![image](media://0dca5105-22aa-49c1-97c4-baa2693e2f9f)

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

![image](media://7d02405c-ad28-4764-b773-5292541865f3)

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Dependencies from milestone to task 

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