Using Baseline Information
After you have loaded the baseline(s) for a project, you can access baseline fields just as though they were part of the standard project database.
To use these fields in a view, select a baseline field (identified by the name of the current baseline) from the list of available field names.
When selecting fields, you can select which of the current baselines you want to display. In a multi-table view, you can link to all the current baselines and display the data for each on different rows.
In resource histogram views, you can display baseline resource assignments. These assignments are based on either early, late, or scheduled dates, depending on which dates were used to create the baseline. If you are displaying the results of earned value calculations, the calculations of BCWP and BCWS are based on the Baseline Start and Baseline Finish fields stored with the baseline.
You can also use baseline fields in filters, sorts, and calculated field expressions. Keep in mind, however, that the values of baseline fields depend on which baseline is currently loaded for a project and cannot be edited from within the view.
A common issue in many reports that include baseline information is that the set of activities stored in the baseline no longer matches the set currently defined in the project. For example, the baseline can include records of activities that were deleted in the project after the baseline was created. It is also possible to have activities in the project that were added since the last time the baseline was updated. In spreadsheet, barchart, and network views, therefore, baseline data appears only in cases where an activity exists in both the baseline and the current project. However, in resource histogram views, the resource and cost totals are based on all activities stored in the baseline, even if they no longer exist in the current project.
It is also possible to define a spreadsheet view that will display the baseline activity data as the main table, in which case all baseline activities are visible.