Relations & subtasks
Real work is connected. One task depends on another; a big task is really five small ones; two reports turn out to be the same bug. BridgeApp gives you two simple tools for capturing those connections: subtasks for breaking work down, and relations for linking work together.
Subtasks
Section titled “Subtasks”A subtask is a task that belongs to another task — its parent. Subtasks are how you break a large piece of work into smaller, trackable pieces. “Launch the new website” might break into “Write copy,” “Design homepage,” and “Set up analytics,” each its own subtask with its own assignee, due date, and status.
To add subtasks, open a task, find the Subtasks section, and click Add Subtask. Give it a title and save — it becomes a child of the parent.
Epics and inheritance
Section titled “Epics and inheritance”A particularly large body of work is often tracked as an epic (a special kind of work made up of many related tasks). When a task becomes a subtask under an epic, it inherits that epic automatically — so you don’t have to tag every child by hand. If you later move a task out from under the epic, that inherited link is cleared.
Relations
Section titled “Relations”A relation is a typed link between two tasks that describes how they’re connected. Common relation types include:
| Relation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Blocks | This task is holding up another |
| Is Blocked By | This task is waiting on another |
| Duplicates | This task is a duplicate of another |
| Is Duplicated By | Another task duplicates this one |
| Related To | A general connection, no dependency implied |
| Epic | This task is part of an epic |
To add one, open a task, find the Relations (or Dependencies) section, click Add Relation, choose the type, and pick the other task.
Relations are mirrored automatically
Section titled “Relations are mirrored automatically”Here’s the part that saves you effort: relations are two-way and created once. If you mark Task A as blocks Task B, then Task B automatically shows that it is blocked by Task A. You never create both sides — BridgeApp keeps them in sync for you.
A couple of natural rules:
- A task can’t be related to itself.
- You can relate tasks across different projects, as long as you’re a member of both. The link still mirrors on both sides.