Use the Maintain Baselines dialog box to create, delete, copy, update, or restore baselines for the open project.
Project Name/Baseline Name: Identifies the original project on which the baseline was created and all baselines created for that project.
Baseline Name: Displays the name of the selected baseline. Edit the name in this field.
Data Date: Lists each baseline's data date. Click the column heading to sort the list by this data item.
Date Added: Lists the date each baseline was added. Click the column heading to sort the list by this data item.
Last Update Date: For baselines that have been updated using the Update Baseline utility, this field displays the date and time the selected baseline was last updated. When you create a new baseline from a copy of the current project, this field shows the date and time the baseline was created (until you update the baseline). When you copy a baseline, this field displays the same date and time as the original (copied) baseline. This field is empty when you convert another project as the baseline for the current project, restore a baseline, or upgrade to the current version of the module (until you update the baseline). Click the column heading to sort the list by this data item.
Enable Publication: Mark this checkbox if you want P6 to publish data for this baseline. Click the column heading to sort the list by this data item. This option is available only when you are connected to an EPPM database.
Baseline Type: Lists the baseline's type. Baseline types are created by the administrator and can be used to categorize baselines. Click the down arrow to select a type.
Add: Click to save the current state of the project as a new baseline for the current project or convert another project into a baseline of the current project.
Delete: Deletes the selected baseline.
Copy: Makes a copy of the of the selected baseline while keeping the selected baseline intact. The copied baseline is located under the same project as the selected baseline.
Update: Opens the Update Baseline dialog box. In the dialog, you can select the data you want to automatically update for the selected baseline, then run the Update Baseline utility. Use the Update Baseline utility to update activity and project-level data for an existing baseline.
Restore: Restores the selected baseline as a separate project that you can manually modify.