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Overview

Review tasks can have parent-child relationships. This is useful for complex approval workflows where multiple related decisions need to be tracked together.

How Hierarchies Work

Parent Tasks

  • Represent high-level operations
  • Group related child tasks
  • Track overall progress
  • Complete when all children resolve

Child Tasks

  • Handle specific sub-parts
  • Inherit context from parent
  • Can be approved/declined independently
  • Roll up status to parent

Use Cases

Multi-Step Processes

Each step in a workflow creates a child task under one parent

Batch Operations

Multiple similar items grouped under one parent for easier tracking

Escalation Chains

Initial review fails, escalation creates child task for senior reviewer

Parallel Approvals

Different teams approve different aspects simultaneously

Example: Campaign Launch

Parent: Launch Marketing Campaign
├── Child: Legal Review (compliance check)
├── Child: Budget Approval (finance review)
└── Child: Data Privacy (GDPR review)
Each child can be approved by different teams. Parent completes when all children are resolved.

Completion Rules

ScenarioParent Result
All children approvedParent approved
Any child declinedParent declined
Some children have changes requestedParent waits
Timeout on childDepends on workflow

Viewing Hierarchies

In the dashboard:
  1. Parent tasks show child count and status summary
  2. Click to expand and see all children
  3. Children link back to their parent
  4. Filter by parent to see related tasks