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By default, micro tasks are created instead of macro tasks when using the create construction task button. A macro task needs to be selected in order to add a micro task to the schedule.

Adds a construction micro task to the currently selected macro task. Other Task Types also create micro tasks, by default.

When a micro task is created it is created as the child of the currently selected macro task. This allows users to easily understand the relationship between the micro schedule and the macro schedule. If a micro task is selected when the new task is created it will becreated as a sibiling of that task and a child of the macro task parent.

Micro tasks update start and end dates based on the offset that is introduced to an associated macro task. If the 4D Setting, Scale Micro Task Duration is enabled micro tasks will also scale their durations when the duration of the macro task is changed.

By default, the user cannot edit the macro schedule. Task names and dates of macro tasks appear grey instead of black. The default background color of construction micro tasks is also different. This enables the user to easily distinguish between the micro tasks and macro tasks. The default background color of construction micro

When a change is made to ‘Macro Task’ that changes the start of the ‘Micro task’ Chain all start dates are adjusted by the same amount.

There are two ways to create multiple micro tasks linked together

Creates multiple linked together in a chain as children of the currently selected task. Can be used when creating Micro or Macro Tasks.

Micro tasks can also be created separately and manually linked together using predecessor and successor relationships.