Projects > [Name of project] > Baseline The Baseline link allows you to record the status of a project at any time and set it as a baseline. You can later compare the current status to the baseline and identify any changes in the start and finish dates, planned hours, duration, percent complete, revenue, cost and budgets. (Note that this comparison will not reflect changes in user assignments.) Baseline hours, along with variance hours, can be displayed in the Outline view and the Edit tasks/phases view of the project plan. The variance is the difference between the current and baseline value for planned hours. If there are multiple baselines, reports by default use the values from the most recent baseline; however, in the "Edit baseline" form, there is an option to specify the current baseline as the "reporting baseline". If enabled, this option will "force the project reports to use this baseline instead of the last baseline'. There is a detail report on project baselines (Reports > Detail > Projects > Project baselines). Baseline start and end dates can be displayed on the task detail report. To create a project baseline: 1. Make sure baselines are enabled for the project stage of which the project is part. 2. Make sure your role enables you to view and edit baselines. 3. Click on the Projects tab. 4. Click on the project name in the list. 5. Click on the "Baseline" link. 6. Select "Baseline" from the "Create" dropdown menu. 7. Name the baseline and enter any desired notes, then click "Save". You now have the baseline against which you can compare the current state of the project. To report on a project baseline: 1. Click on the Projects tab. 2. Click on the project name in the list. 3. Click on the "Baseline" link. 4. Click on the "Reports" link to see a screen that shows any differences between the selected baseline and the current project. 5. To compare this baseline against another baseline, select the desired comparison from the dropdown menu. 6. To print a report, click the "printable version" link and use your browser's print command. Note: For any task that is part of a project with a baseline, you access a report from the hints section of the edit task screen that compares that task's status to a baseline. To edit a project baseline: 1. Click on the Projects tab. 2. Click on the project name in the list. 3. Click on the "Baseline" link. 4. Click on the "Edits" link, make the desired changes and click "Save". Note: There is an option to allow editing of the planned hours in a baseline. To enable this feature, please contact OpenAir support.