SharePoint Online Task dependency

We need to create 50 tasks using a workflow. All the tasks needs to be created when the workflow is started. However, some task cannot start before the previous task is completed. In the Gantt chart we would like to have a visual representation
of which tasks are blocked to which other task.
Should I be using the Task Start Date to control this? How is Predecessors used? What would be the best way to show this?
Can I set the Predecessor from a workflow in SPD? If so how?
Can I add the task to the timeline from a workflow in SPD?
Would appreciate any pointers.
Thanks
Faye

When I set the Predecessor using ID, I get the following error:
Retrying last request. Next attempt scheduled in less than one minute. Details of last request: HTTP BadRequest to
https://abc.sharepoint.com/teams/mysite/_vti_bin/client.svc/web/lists/getbyid(guid'959b88ba-247a-4004-9bd9-bb256a234e49')/Items(43) Correlation Id: 578ac13b-25c1-3f9e-b84b-3df7509a4ce1 Instance Id: 47416b5f-9899-4abf-a4d2-96da2b609ca4
An unexpected 'PrimitiveValue' node was found when reading from the JSON reader. A 'StartObject' node was expected.
I am able to set other lookup values using ID. I created a test lookup value and was able to successfully set it using ID from workflow.
After spending numerous hours, I am now out of ideas and blocked. Would appreciate if someone can try setting Predecessor value from a workflow and let me know how to do it.

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