Baseline Element

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The collection of baseline values associated with the task, resource or assignment.

<Baseline>
  ComplexTypeValue
</Baseline>

Parent Elements

Task, Resource, Assignment

Child Elements for a Task

Element	Required/Optional	Description
TimephasedData	Optional	The timephased data block associated with the task baseline.
Number	Required	The unique number of the baseline data record.
Interim	Optional	Indicates whether the baseline is an interim baseline.
Start	Optional	The scheduled start date of the task when the baseline was saved.
Finish	Optional	The scheduled finish date of the task when the baseline was saved.
Duration	Optional	The scheduled duration of the task when the baseline was saved.
DurationFormat	Optional	The format for expressing the duration of the task baseline.
EstimatedDuration	Optional	Indicates whether the duration of the task is estimated.
Work	Optional	The scheduled work for the task when the baseline was saved.
Cost	Optional	The projected cost of the task when the baseline was saved.
BCWS	Optional	BCWS is the budgeted cost of work scheduled. The cumulative timephased baseline costs up to the status date or today's date.
BCWP	Optional	BCWP is the budgeted cost of work performed. The cumulative value of the task's timephased percent complete multiplied by the task's timephased baseline cost, up to the status date or today's date.
FixedCost	Optional	New for Baseline in Project 2007. The fixed cost of the task when the baseline was saved.

Child Elements for a Resource

Element	Required/Optional	Description
Number	Required	The unique number of the baseline data record.
Work	Optional	The work assigned to the resource when the baseline is saved.
Cost	Optional	The projected cost for the resource when the baseline was saved.
BCWS	Optional	The budgeted cost of work scheduled for the resource.
BCWP	Optional	The budgeted cost of the work performed by the resource on the project to-date.

Child Elements for an Assignment

Element	Required/Optional	Description
TimephasedData	Optional	The timephased data block associated with the task baseline.
Number	Required	The unique number of the baseline data record.
Start	Optional	The scheduled start date of the assignment when the baseline was saved.
Finish	Optional	The scheduled finish date of the assignment when the baseline was saved.
Work	Optional	The total amount of work scheduled on the assignment when the baseline was saved.
Cost	Optional	The total projected cost of the assignment when the baseline was saved.
BCWS	Optional	The budgeted cost of work scheduled on the assignment.
BCWP	Optional	The budgeted cost of the work performed on the assignment to date.

Occurrences

Minimum: 0 Maximum: Unbounded

See Also

Concepts

Task Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the Tasks Element

Resource Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the Resources Element

Assignment Elements and XML Structure

XML Schema for the Assignments Element