Stage Dependency

The Stage Dependency constraint is used to rank stages in a mining order.

In the example below, Stage 10 must be mined completely before Stage 20, and Stage 20 has to be mined completely before Stage 30.

To create a dependency:

  1. Click on the stage that should be the preceding one.

  2. Click on the white circle that has appeared.

  3. Drag the arrow all the way to the circle on the stage that you want to be the dependent one.

  4. Release the mouse. The dependency will be created.

The functions provided on the viewer toolbar are:  Auto layout diagram, Size diagram to fit, and Clear dependencies.

  • To order the stages in your view, click Auto layout diagram. The stages will be aligned in their precedence order.

  • To place your diagram in the centre of the viewer, click Size diagram to fit.

  • To remove dependencies, click Clear dependencies.

Tip!  To remove a single dependency link, use left-click + Delete.