--- title: "Milestones." canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/DLP/297047019/Milestones." format: markdown --- > Macro (toc) ## Introduction You can track project milestones using the** Infobar** section in the Gantt module. Navigate to the selected milestone by clicking on the "Target" icon next to the milestone on the list. ![image](media://89284be7-9434-428d-aaf0-3b5afe2a8ba9) ## Convert tasks to milestones Milestones can be interpreted as: - Markers of reaching an identifiable stage in any task or project. - Software release life cycle states. On the timeline, milestones are represented as diamonds. Milestones represent a point in time - milestone duration is 0 days. > ℹ️ **Parent tasks cannot be converter to milestones. ** > ℹ️ > ℹ️ If a task has children in the task tree (WBS) it can't be converted into a milestone - scheduling mode interactions between parent/child would not be possible. ### Convert a single task to a milestone > Macro (excerpt) > > To convert a single task to a milestone or vice versa, right-click on the selected task (on the task list) or use the ". . ." button in the vertical dialog. > > > ℹ️ You can also use [inline editing](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297963003) to turn a task into a milestone. > > ![image](media://7f089a68-f4c8-4228-945a-b397bee1b951) > > #### Start/end date recalculation > > During conversion, the task end date is set as the milestone date. > > Before conversion: > > Macro (inline-media-image) > > > > After conversion: > > Macro (inline-media-image) > > > > ### Convert multiple to milestones / tasks > > Use the [multi-select](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297572082) option to select a few tasks and milestones and right-click to **"Convert all to..."**: > > - Milestone > - Task > > When you select a milestone and a task and right-click **"Convert all to.. > Task"**: > > - A milestone is converted to a task. > - A task remains unchanged because it is already a task. > > ![image](media://0eaed6db-a3fc-4b3f-b515-14c93fbfd278) ### Convert [a task with one date](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/315262798) to a milestone > Macro (excerpt) > > When a task **with one date** (“Start Date” or “End Date”) is converted to a milestone, the “Start Date” becomes the same as the “End Date”. > > ![image](media://5c639c1b-c931-410e-ba0b-1baeee4becd1) ## Create a basic task as a milestone 1. Click the **+ **(plus icon) > **Create task **> **Basic task.** > Macro (inline-media-image) 2. Fill in the task information. > Macro (inline-media-image) 3. Activate the toggle switch. ## Milestone synchronization You can synchronize milestone information using the "Label" field. When you convert a task to a milestone, the app will create a #milestone label: ![image](media://04f2060f-b805-40dd-a429-0922d7bce45e) Labels will be added or removed in the following scenarios: - A task is converted into a milestone -> the #milestone label in Jira is added. - A milestone is converted into a regular task -> the #milestone label in Jira is removed. - A milestone is converted into a parent task -> the #milestone label in Jira is removed. Note: Depends on field mapping. ## Milestone overview - Infobar You can show the list of milestones using the Gantt's Infobar: - Only milestones expanded on the Gantt chart are visible on the list. ![image](media://00f3f8c4-d9b7-40ee-a5e2-82aba1bede4c) - If a user wants to see only milestones from selected parent tasks, they need to expand those parent tasks and collapse parent tasks they are not interested in. - If a user wants to see all the milestones in the program, they need to expand all of the tasks by clicking "Expand all" on a tree root column header. ## Dependencies vs Milestones Dependencies are adjusted to account for the fact that a Milestone is a point in time (has a single date). Milestones don't artificially make the path between linked tasks longer.  The calculation is affected when: - A milestone is a target of a dependency - Start to end OR end to start ### Dependencies to Milestones  When a Milestone is a target of a dependency: | **Task to Milestone OR**
**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 the fact that a Milestone is a point in time (has a single date). When 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://fdc332c6-dcd5-4954-89c6-75e6cdb741ab) ![image](media://229ac76b-3e99-4ee0-b24d-758dfa7d12b5) "**Start to end**" dependencies are adjusted to account for the fact that a Milestone is a point in time (has a single date). When 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://9b84be7f-6e8f-46d5-aa6c-de3bae54484e) ![image](media://49a4ff53-eef6-4c00-a630-0ef98acc86fb) "**End to end**" dependencies behave normally. ![image](media://398afd13-8a54-490d-b1e2-d5c642b4904e) "**Start to start**" dependencies behave normally. ![image](media://ee1b83a4-0e4e-4572-9ded-a3e0fb99f25e) ### Dependencies from Milestone to task  Dependencies from Milestones to tasks behave normally (same as task → task dependencies).