Hello,

I am trying to update a baseline using the "Update" button in the "Maintain Baselines" window. I am working on a project that will have multiple bid packages over the length of the project and the owner wants to use earned value management. I do not want to restore the baseline each time activities are added because I am concerned about human error when making the relationships between the new activities and old activities in the baseline match the relationships in the schedule. It has also been recommended that making a new schedule for each bid package would not be wise.

To test the update baseline function, I have added a new activity to the schedule. The new activity does not have dates in the BL Project Start or BL Project Finish columns. I then go to Assign Baselines and change the project baseline to Current Project. I then go to Maintain Baselines, select the baseline I want to update, and click Update. I then deselect all the check boxes having to do with project data, select All activities, then select Add New Activities and Activitiy Data, then select Ignore Last Update Date. I uncheck the Delete activities and Updated existing activities options. Then I click Update.

I then schedule the project, then go to assign baselines, and change the project baseline back to the baseline I just updated. I also hit refresh for good measure. The new activitiy still does not have dates in the BL Project Start or BL Project Finish column.

Are there any settings I need to check? Am I doing something wrong?

Thank you.

Andy