Baselines

A baseline is a great way to visualise the progression of a project compared to the original planned schedule.

This involves taking a "snapshot" of your tasks which will then be displayed in small, gray colored task bars:

The baseline data is recorded in two additional Date fields in your SharePoint List.

To configure baselines, edit your webpart and select the Baselines section:

The Baseline Start Date and Baseline End Date must be set to fields in your list before baselines can be used.

The option "Show baseline reset option for individual tasks" enables a right-click menu option:

Clicking this will reset the task baseline to match the task:

The option "Show baseline reset option for the entire chart" enables a command bar button:

Clicking this button will update the baseline for the entire chart. Using this option is usually done during the initial project planning phase, after which this button can be hidden.

If you're using baselines, why not add an s-curve using our ListBurst Charts product?