View: display the parent-child relationship in a task by indenting the tasks
You can maintain the distinction of parent - child relationships in an exported task list by adding a custom view to the task list and ensuring this view is selected before you export the list.
Access requirements
You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:
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Display the parent-child relationship in a task by indenting the tasks
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Go to the project with the task list you’d like to export.
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Click the View drop-down menu, and select New View.
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Name the filter in the top-left corner of the screen.
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Click in the Task Name column header.
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Select Switch to Text Mode in the top-right corner.
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Click anywhere in the textbox to edit text, and remove all existing text.
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Paste the following text:
displayname=
linkedname=direct
namekey=name
querysort=name
textmode=true
valueexpression=IF({indent}<1,{name},IF({indent}<2,CONCAT(" - ",{name}),IF({indent}<3,CONCAT(" - - ",{name}),IF({indent}<4,CONCAT(" - - - ",{name}),CONCAT(" - - - - ",{name})))))
valueformat=HTML
- Click Save.
- Click Save View.
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