Modify a baseline manually
As a project progresses and changes occur, you might choose to modify one, or more, of the baselines associated with it. You cannot access and modify a baseline as you would a project. To modify a baseline manually, you must restore it to the project hierarchy, which makes it available again as a separate project in which you can update data.
To restore a baseline for the open project
- Choose Project, Maintain Baselines.
- Select the baseline you want to restore, click Restore, then click Yes.
The restored project is placed in the same node as the project to which it was linked as a baseline.
Tip
- After you modify the restored baseline project, you can recreate it as a baseline for comparison against the current project.
- You can also automatically update a baseline with new and/or modified data from the current project without restoring the baseline. You should use this option when you want to globally update a type of project, activity, or resource/role assignment data, such as activity steps or project issues, and thresholds.
Note
When a baseline contains relationships to non-baseline projects, these relationships are maintained and copied when a baseline is restored. This could result in duplicate relationships if both projects in the original relationship are non-baseline projects. If one side of the relationship is from a baseline, no copy can take place.
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Last Published Tuesday, March 31, 2026