Highlight the driving path of a subtask

See which other tasks affect a task’s start date with driving path.

Who can use this?

Plans:

  • Smartsheet
  • Pro
  • Business
  • Enterprise

The driving path is based on predecessor relationships. You can enable it to quickly identify the tasks that affect the selected task’s start date. 

Before you use the driving path, you must activate dependencies on the sheet. 

Driving path in Gantt view

Show or hide the driving path

To show or hide the driving path in the Gantt chart:

  1. Right-click a subtask.
  2. Select Show Driving Path or Hide Driving Path.
Show driving path option

When shown, the driving path's taskbars are outlined in navy blue.