Baselines
This topic describes the baseline mode and how to create and use baselines in Codebeamer.
Overview
In Codebeamer,you can create baselines to capture the current state of the item. Baselines are snapshots, but not copies of the item. Instead, baselines are references to the current version of the item a specific time.
Baselining is available for the following entities:
• Projects
• Trackers
• Document folders (directories)
You can create and mange baselines by one of the following way:
• You can create baselines and manage baseline through the Baselines tab in the main menu.
• You can create and manage tracker baselines of required tracker by clicking 
on the left hand side corner of tracker page. Also from the 
(more) menu of the tracker page.
on the left hand side corner of tracker page. Also from the (more) menu of the tracker page.• You can create document baselines in a document folder in the Documents tab by clicking (more) menu of the document page.
(more) menu of the document page.You can manage project and tracker baselines in the Baselines main menu and in the tracker baseline page menu. For tracker baselines, the tracker from which the baseline is created is shown below the baseline name.
When a project baseline is created, a snapshot of the following artifacts are saved:
• Tracker items
• Documents
• Comments
• Attachments
The tracker and directory baseline is a snapshot of the artifact from which the baseline was created.
The benefits of using baselines are as follows:
• See the previous snapshot ti review the content at the item
• Compare baselines to each other.
• Use baselines for audit purposes and to identify deviations through comparison.
• Maintain wiki pages for multiple releases.
Once a baseline is created, items cannot be added, removed, or edited. The new baseline has the same access permissions as its source directory. If you delete the directory, the baseline is deleted. When you copy the source directory, the baseline is not copied.
To use the baselining function, users need to have the following permissions:
• Baselines - View: allows users to view baselines in a project.
• Baselines - Admin: allows users to administer baselines in a project.