ANTE User ManualRoadblocks
A roadblock marks a task that cannot move forward, and says exactly why. Unlike the plain issue flag, every roadblock carries a category, a reason, who must unblock it and when it is expected to clear — so the team, and your client, can see what is stuck and who holds the next move.
Marking a Task as a Roadblock
- Open the task
Open any task that belongs to a project.
- Click Mark as roadblock
Choose the type (waiting on client, waiting on a third party, decision needed, dependency, technical issue, resource or other), write the reason (at least 10 characters — say what is missing and who has it), pick who must unblock it and, if you know it, the expected clear date.
- Decide whether the client sees it
Keep Show this on the client's shared schedule ticked to show a Blocked badge with the reason on the client schedule, or untick it to keep the roadblock internal.
Choosing Waiting on client also puts the task on the project's Client Pending list, so the follow-up reminders start running.
Clearing a Roadblock
On a blocked task, click Clear roadblock and write how it was resolved — the note is required and is kept in the roadblock History. A roadblock also clears by itself when the task is completed, with the note "Task completed". Raising and clearing are recorded on the project timeline and notify the task's assignees and the person in charge.
Seeing Roadblocks
- A red Roadblock chip with the days blocked appears on task rows and board cards.
- The task list view has a Roadblocks only filter.
- The project Overview lists every open roadblock with its reason and owner.
- The Gantt shows a red marker beside a blocked bar.
How It Connects
Set up first
- Project Details — a roadblock belongs to a task in a project.
Gets its data from
- All Tasks — you mark and clear roadblocks from a task’s detail.
Feeds into
- Sharing a Project — client-visible roadblocks show as Blocked on the client’s shared schedule.