Last Modified On: June 26, 2025
The Ready-to-Start indicator helps you quickly identify which project tasks are ready to begin. A task is marked as Ready-to-Start when all of its dependencies (such as predecessor tasks) have been completed.
This visual cue makes it easier for project managers and team members to focus on tasks that are actionable now—helping to keep the project on track and avoid delays.
Inspire Planner automatically marks a project task as “Ready to Start” when all of its predecessor tasks have been completed.
When you adjust the status of a predecessor task according to the chart above, there is a trigger in Inspire Planner that will automatically set "Ready to Start" to TRUE on both the Project Task and the related Salesforce Task.
The Ready to Start trigger will also fire if any of the following are changed:
Please note the following:
If there is no lag between tasks, the successor task will be marked as “Ready to Start” as soon as the predecessor meets the required status conditions—regardless of whether the successor’s start date has been reached.
When there is lag time between dependent tasks, Inspire Planner automatically creates a Sync Queue record to update the schedule at the appropriate time.
For Start-to-Start dependencies, the Sync Queue is scheduled to run at the beginning of the day on the task’s Start Date.
For Finish-to-Start dependencies, the Sync Queue is scheduled to run at the end of the day before the task’s Start Date.
The “Ready to Start” checkbox in the Project UI does not automatically update when the status of predecessor tasks changes. To see the latest status, you’ll need to manually refresh the interface. For the most accurate view, we recommend checking the “Ready to Start” indicator directly on the related Salesforce Task, as this is where assigned resources typically manage their work.
To see the Ready to Start column in the Project UI, simply right-click on any column heading. Then, go to Columns and check the box for "Ready to Start".
As mentioned at the beginning of this help article, when a the status of a task is changed to "Completed", "In Progress", or equivalent, Inspire Planner automatically sets its successor task "Ready to Start" to TRUE for both the Project Task and related Salesforce Task. This section will walk you through how to add the "Ready to Start" checkbox on your Salesforce Tasks.
If you still cannot see the "Ready to Start" field in Project Task and/or Salesforce Task even after you've added it to the page layouts, you likely need to set the field-level security to visible. Please see Set Field-Level Security for Ready to Start Field
If you would like to receive email notifications when your tasks are ready to be started, you will need to configure an email alert workflow. Please see Configuring Email Notifications for Ready-to-Start Tasks.