DefiningtheBaselineSchedule

4.DefiningtheBaselineScheduleAddaNewBaseline OpentheprojecttheProjecttheselectPROJECT,MAINTAINBASELINES.TheMaintainBaselinesdialogbox willapearasshownbelow.SelectADDandanotherdialogboxwillappearwiththeoptiontocopythe currentprojectorconvertaprojecttoanewaselineofthecurrentproject.SelectCONVERTANOTHER PROJECTTOANEWBASELINEOFTHECURRENTPROJECT(secondchoice).

SelectConvert

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DefiningtheBaselineSchedule(continued)
AfterselectingtheCONVERToption,adialogboxwillappearpromptingtoSelectaProject.Selectthe projectasthebaselinetotheupdatefile(BASE)andclicktheadd(+)buttonontheright.Note:The baselineschedulewillnolongerbevisiableintheEPSfilestructureafterperformingthisstepasitisnowset asthebaselinescheduleandwillbehiddenfromview.

DoNOTuse deletetoremove abaseline UsetheRESTORE buttontocleara baseline

Usethedropdownto selectInitialPlanas yourbaselinetype

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AssigningtheBaselineSchedule
5.AssigningtheBaselineScheduletotheCurrentSchedule ToassignthebaselineselectPROJECT,ASSIGNBASELINES.Thedialogboxbelowwillappear.

IntheUSERBASELINESsectionofthedialogboxselectthedropdownarrowtoselectthebaselinecreatedin Step1.ClickOK. MakesuretheBASEfileisintheProjectBaselineandPrimaryselections.ClickOK

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DisplayingtheBaseline
6.DisplayingtheBaselineBarsintheGraphicalArea NextselectVIEW,BARStoshowthebaselinebarsinthegraphicalareaoftheschedule.Adialogboxas shownbelowwillappear.SelectthePrimaryBaselinebarandrenamethebartoProjectBaseline.Also, changetheTimescaletoProjectBaselineBar.Lastly,changethebarcolortoorange.SelectOK.

Changebarcolor toorangehere

Theorangebaselinebarswillbedisplayedbelowthecurrentschedulebars.Thegraphicbelowishowthe scheduleshouldlook.Example:

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RestoringtheBaseline INFOONLY,DoNotDothisinTrainingClass
1. ToremoveorrestoreanassociatedbaselinefromthecurrentprojectselectPROJECT,AssignBaselines.

2. IntheAssignBaselinesdialogbox,select<CurrentProject>inthePrimaryandProjectBaseline(ifitwas selected).Aftermakingthechanges,selectOK.

ClickOKwhendone

TurnthePROJECT BASELINEselection backtoCurrent Project(ifturnedon)

NOTE:Ifthereisabaseline selectioninanyofthesethree dropdowns,turnthemback toCURRENTPROJECT.

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RestoringtheBaseline(continued)

INFOONLY,DoNotDothisinTrainingClass
3. RestorethebaselinebyselectingPROJECT,selectMaintainBaselines.

4. ClickontheBaseline(underthecurrentfile)andpresstheRESTOREbutton.Adialogboxwillappear promptingtounlinktheselectedbaselinefromthecurrentprojectandmakethemseparateprojects. SelecttheYESbuttontothisquestion.

ClickYEStoconfirm theremovalofthe baselinefromyour currentproject

ClicktheRESTORE buttontoremove thebaselinefrom yourcurrentproject

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RestoringtheBaseline(continued)
AfterRESTORINGthebaseline,thereshouldbeanemptydialogboxbelowthecurrentprojectinthe MaintainBaselinesfunction.

Thereshouldnotbe anythingshowingin theareabelowthe heading.

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