Customizing roadmap item dependency display
Improve the efficiency of identifying the relationships between your planning items by choosing how the dependencies are displayed on the roadmap view.
The Personalize ([Omitted image "personalize-icon.png"] Alt text: Personalize icon.) side panel on the roadmap provides different toggles to personalize the display of dependencies on your roadmap.
- For portfolio plan roadmaps, these toggles are always available.
- For free-form roadmaps, these toggles are available only if the roadmap's source table is the Planning Item table [sn_align_core_planning_item] or one of its extensions.
[Omitted image "dependencies-toggle.png"] Alt text: Dependencies toggle on the roadmap.
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View dependencies Indicates dependencies in the form of circles on either side of the planning item bars. These circles either contain a number inside them ([Omitted image "icon-dependency-circle.png"] Alt text: Dependency circle.), indicating the number of dependencies that item shares, or is colored red ([Omitted image "icon-dependency-error.png"] Alt text: Dependency error icon.) indicating a conflicting dependency. Note: This toggle must be enabled to use the other two toggles in the Dependencies section. |
[Omitted image "dependency-circles.png"] Alt text: Dependency circles on the roadmap. |
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Dependency lines Indicates dependencies using lines between the planning items. These lines are shown only if:
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[Omitted image "dependency-lines.png"] Alt text: Dependency lines between the planning items. |
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Only items with dependencies Filters the roadmap to show only those planning items that have that have at-least one Depends on type of relationship. The items shown here can depend on items on or out of the current roadmap. |
[Omitted image "only-dependencies.png"] Alt text: Roadmap showing only items with dependencies. |
--- title: Customizing roadmap item dependency display description: Improve the efficiency of identifying the relationships between your planning items by choosing how the dependencies are displayed on the roadmap view. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/customizing-roadmap-item-dependency-display-portfolio-planning.html release: australia product: Portfolio Planning classification: portfolio-planning topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 keywords: [alignment planner workspace, portfolio planning workspace, portfolio planner, strategic planner, strategic planning workspace, roadmap] breadcrumb: [Personalize roadmap view, Plan roadmaps, Portfolio Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management] --- # Customizing roadmap item dependency display Improve the efficiency of identifying the relationships between your planning items by choosing how the dependencies are displayed on the roadmap view. The Personalize \(\[Omitted image "personalize-icon.png"\] Alt text: Personalize icon.\) side panel on the roadmap provides different toggles to personalize the display of dependencies on your roadmap. - For portfolio plan roadmaps, these toggles are always available. - For free-form roadmaps, these toggles are available only if the roadmap's source table is the Planning Item table \[sn\_align\_core\_planning\_item\] or one of its extensions. \[Omitted image "dependencies-toggle.png"\] Alt text: Dependencies toggle on the roadmap. <table id="table_cgz_jd3_2tb"><thead><tr><th> Dependencies Toggle </th><th> Roadmap view </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> **View dependencies** Indicates dependencies in the form of circles on either side of the planning item bars. These circles either contain a number inside them \(\[Omitted image "icon-dependency-circle.png"\] Alt text: Dependency circle.\), indicating the number of dependencies that item shares, or is colored red \(\[Omitted image "icon-dependency-error.png"\] Alt text: Dependency error icon.\) indicating a conflicting dependency. **Note:** This toggle must be enabled to use the other two toggles in the Dependencies section. </td><td> \[Omitted image "dependency-circles.png"\] Alt text: Dependency circles on the roadmap. </td></tr><tr><td> **Dependency lines** Indicates dependencies using lines between the planning items. These lines are shown only if: - Both planning items of the dependency are within the same roadmap - Dependency is of the **Depends on** type </td><td> \[Omitted image "dependency-lines.png"\] Alt text: Dependency lines between the planning items. </td></tr><tr><td> **Only items with dependencies** Filters the roadmap to show only those planning items that have that have at-least one **Depends on** type of relationship. The items shown here can depend on items on or out of the current roadmap. </td><td> \[Omitted image "only-dependencies.png"\] Alt text: Roadmap showing only items with dependencies. </td></tr></tbody> </table>**Parent Topic:**[Personalize roadmap view](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/personalize-roadmap-view-portfolio-planning.md)
| title | Customizing roadmap item dependency display |
| description | Improve the efficiency of identifying the relationships between your planning items by choosing how the dependencies are displayed on the roadmap view. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/customizing-roadmap-item-dependency-display-portfolio-planning.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Portfolio Planning |
| classification | portfolio-planning |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| keywords | alignment planner workspaceportfolio planning workspaceportfolio plannerstrategic plannerstrategic planning workspaceroadmap |
| breadcrumb | Personalize roadmap viewPlan roadmapsPortfolio PlanningStrategic Portfolio Management |