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title: "Dependencies vs milestones"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SPM/1918537271/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://c9a80829-7e8e-49c6-966f-2aa4fc0da58a)

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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://30fdb622-884c-4d61-980c-fed2e1699b59)

![image](media://23c2644b-ac82-40c3-a487-f22fe77cdcab)

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

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"**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).