Create a parent-child relationship on the planning console

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 2 min read t_CreateParentChildRelatConsole.md

The WBS section of the planning console allows you to create parent-child relationships for new tasks or move around existing tasks in a new parent-child relationship. The position of a task in the hierarchy and the level of indentation determine the parent-child relationship it has with the tasks above or below it.

Before you begin

Role required: it_project_manager

About this task

In this example, the System Readiness Assessment task is a child of the Planning task because it is one level below the Planning task and is indented.

[Omitted image "example_parent-child-task.png"] Alt text: Parent-child task example

Procedure

Select a task in the WBS section of the planning console to highlight it.

Select a combination of any of the following icons to create the task and move it or move the other tasks to create the required hierarchy:

Icon	Action
Add task above icon ([Omitted image "add_task_above.png"] Alt text: Add task icon)	Create a task above the highlighted task.
Add task below icon ([Omitted image "add_task_below.png"] Alt text: Add task icon)	Create a task below the highlighted task.
Indent icon ([Omitted image "demote_icon.png"] Alt text: Indent icon)	Makes the highlighted task a child of the task above it.

Parent Topic:Using Planning console - Legacy

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Planning console tasks

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Custom columns in the planning console

Create a dependency from the planning console

Using Planning console - Legacy

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title: Create a parent-child relationship on the planning console
description: The WBS section of the planning console allows you to create parent-child relationships for new tasks or move around existing tasks in a new parent-child relationship. The position of a task in the hierarchy and the level of indentation determine the parent-child relationship it has with the tasks above or below it.
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product: Project Management
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# Create a parent-child relationship on the planning console

The WBS section of the planning console allows you to create parent-child relationships for new tasks or move around existing tasks in a new parent-child relationship. The position of a task in the hierarchy and the level of indentation determine the parent-child relationship it has with the tasks above or below it.

## Before you begin

Role required: it\_project\_manager

## About this task

In this example, the System Readiness Assessment task is a child of the Planning task because it is one level below the Planning task and is indented.

\[Omitted image "example\_parent-child-task.png"\] Alt text: Parent-child task example

## Procedure

1.  Select a task in the WBS section of the planning console to highlight it.

2.  Select a combination of any of the following icons to create the task and move it or move the other tasks to create the required hierarchy:

    |Icon|Action|
    |----|------|
    |Add task above icon \(\[Omitted image "add\_task\_above.png"\] Alt text: Add task icon\)|Create a task above the highlighted task.|
    |Add task below icon \(\[Omitted image "add\_task\_below.png"\] Alt text: Add task icon\)|Create a task below the highlighted task.|
    |Indent icon \(\[Omitted image "demote\_icon.png"\] Alt text: Indent icon\)|Makes the highlighted task a child of the task above it.|


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**Related topics**  


[Open the project planning console]()

[Planning console tasks]()

[Client side planning console]()

[Gantt chart]()

[Predecessor dependencies in the planning console]()

[Custom columns in the planning console]()

[Create a dependency from the planning console]()

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