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Contents of the Add Baseline Dialog Box

Use the fields and options to configure the Add Baseline dialog box.

Contents

Field	Description
Name	Use this field to enter the name of the baseline. If this baseline is to serve as the basis of Earned Value calculations, the name should be PMB (Performance Measurement Baseline).
Description	Use this field to enter a description for the baseline.
Based On	Use this field to indicate whether you want to use Early, Late, or Scheduled dates for storing information related to resources and costs. The selection you make determines which set of dates Open Plan stores in the Baseline Start and Baseline Finish fields for the baseline. The Baseline Start and Baseline Finish fields serve as base dates for the calculation of earned value costs: BCWS, ACWP, and BCWP. Unless you have performed resource scheduling on the project, the Scheduled option is not displayed in this field. Attention: For more information about earned value calculations, see Earned Value Cost Control.
Ignore Progress, Use Original Project Start Date	Select this option to create baseline dates by performing a time analysis from the project start date. If a baseline is added without this option selected, progress to-date is considered in the baseline creation. This option is not available when the baseline is based on Schedule Dates.
Use Baseline of Same Name on External Subprojects	This option is enabled only when you are adding a new baseline. If the master project and its external subprojects contain a baseline with the same name, selecting this option instructs Open Plan to use the external subprojects' baseline when performing calculations. If this option is selected and the external subprojects do not contain a baseline with the same name as the master project's baseline, no baseline data will be available for the activities in the external subproject.
Filter	You can specify a filter to limit the baseline to a defined group of activities. To limit the scope of the operation, you can either select an existing filter or click the ellipsis button to display a dialog box where you can create a filter. Attention: For more information about defining filters, see Filters.
Exclude In-Progress Activities	If selected, this option excludes in-progress activities from being updated.
Exclude Completed Activities	If selected, this option excludes completed activities from being updated.
Use Resource Remaining Quantity Instead of Budget Quantity	For planned activities, this option creates baseline activity resource requirements from the remaining resource requirements instead of the budget resource requirements for activities that are not in-progress or complete. This option is not available when the baseline is based on Schedule Dates.

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Contents of the Add Baseline Dialog Box

Use the fields and options to configure the Add Baseline dialog box.

Contents

Field	Description
Name	Use this field to enter the name of the baseline. If this baseline is to serve as the basis of Earned Value calculations, the name should be PMB (Performance Measurement Baseline).
Description	Use this field to enter a description for the baseline.
Based On	Use this field to indicate whether you want to use Early, Late, or Scheduled dates for storing information related to resources and costs. The selection you make determines which set of dates Open Plan stores in the Baseline Start and Baseline Finish fields for the baseline. The Baseline Start and Baseline Finish fields serve as base dates for the calculation of earned value costs: BCWS, ACWP, and BCWP. Unless you have performed resource scheduling on the project, the Scheduled option is not displayed in this field. Attention: For more information about earned value calculations, see Earned Value Cost Control.
Ignore Progress, Use Original Project Start Date	Select this option to create baseline dates by performing a time analysis from the project start date. If a baseline is added without this option selected, progress to-date is considered in the baseline creation. This option is not available when the baseline is based on Schedule Dates.
Use Baseline of Same Name on External Subprojects	This option is enabled only when you are adding a new baseline. If the master project and its external subprojects contain a baseline with the same name, selecting this option instructs Open Plan to use the external subprojects' baseline when performing calculations. If this option is selected and the external subprojects do not contain a baseline with the same name as the master project's baseline, no baseline data will be available for the activities in the external subproject.
Filter	You can specify a filter to limit the baseline to a defined group of activities. To limit the scope of the operation, you can either select an existing filter or click the ellipsis button to display a dialog box where you can create a filter. Attention: For more information about defining filters, see Filters.
Exclude In-Progress Activities	If selected, this option excludes in-progress activities from being updated.
Exclude Completed Activities	If selected, this option excludes completed activities from being updated.
Use Resource Remaining Quantity Instead of Budget Quantity	For planned activities, this option creates baseline activity resource requirements from the remaining resource requirements instead of the budget resource requirements for activities that are not in-progress or complete. This option is not available when the baseline is based on Schedule Dates.