There are two date types that can be created in Canopy: a relative date or a fixed date. A relative date is a date that will initialize once an event has been triggered by the criterion set in the option fields.

Roles/permissions:

• Roles: Any
• Permissions: Create, Edit, and Assign Work; Generic Tasks

1. Click the Global Add Icon on the global navigation bar.

• A panel will slide in from the left.
  

2. Choose Create task.

• Alternatively, you can navigate to the Tasks Dashboard and select a task to edit.

3. Click Select a date in the Due date field.

4. Choose Relative date.

5. Select a time interval.

• Example: Days, Weeks, Months, Years.

6. Input a number in the text field.

7. Specify if this date is Before or After the event trigger.

8. Choose Date or Status Change Event for the event trigger type.

• Selecting Status Change Event will trigger the relative date based on when the task changes status.
• Status Change Event will only be available if you selected After in the previous step.
• Two more drop-down menus will load in relation to the selection you make.
  

9. After selecting Status Change Event:

• Select the Task or Subtask title which will have a change in status.
• Select the Status that should trigger this relative date.
  

10. After selecting Date:

1. Select the Taskor Subtask title that already has a date associated.
   • You can also default to selecting the Parent Task.
2. Click the Select Task Datedrop-down to select a date already created within the task.
   • You can also click Date Task is Created if you wish to measure a due date or start date from the time the task was initially created in Canopy.

11. Click Add Relative Date.