Create an option that will allow tasks to be automatically made dynamic when child tasks are added

[gklesczewski]

By default, if a standard task (non-dynamic) is created, then a child task is added to that task, the newly made parent task will left unmodified.

Add an option such that a given task is created as not Dynamic. Add a child task to that task - automatically convert the task to a Dynamic task, allowing the child task to inherit the start and end dates of the parent.

[rafaelqg]

It is very simple to accomplish. Basically you need to add this block of code at the end of file https://github.com/dotproject/dotProject/blob/devel/modules/tasks/do_task_aed.php. (ex. at line 234)

if (obj->task_parent !== ""){
$q = new DBQuery();
$q->addTable('tasks', 't');
$q->addUpdate('task_dynamic', 1);
$q->addWhere('task_id = '.$obj->task_parent);
$q->exec();
}

But as it is going o change a core module, I recommend you do that in your own instance, instead waiting for a general tool update.

• recommend also to validate first, before run in your productive dotProject.

[fatabek]

It should be like
"if (obj->task_parent !== ""){"
"if ($obj->task_parent !== ""){"
There must be a "$" at the beginning of "obj", otherwise it gives an error.

[rafaelqg]

It should be like "if (obj->task_parent !== ""){" "if ($obj->task_parent !== ""){" There must be a "$" at the beginning of "obj", otherwise it gives an error.

Thanks for observing that. Great !