Create a schedule baseline and financial baseline of a project. A schedule baseline captures planned dates of all tasks and milestones at a particular moment in time. A financial baseline captures benefit and financial metric information (snapshot of cost plan, benefit plan, and project-level financial metrics) at a particular moment in time.

1. Navigate to Project > Projects > All.
2. Select the required project.
3. To create schedule and financial baselines of a project, use any of the following options:

   Option	Steps
   From the Financials tab	Open the Financials tab in project workspace. Click the More Actions icon (). Click Create new baseline. In the Create Baseline pop-up, enter a suitable name and description. Click Save.
   From the planning console	Open the planning console in project workspace. Click the More Actions icon (). Click Create new baseline. In the Create Baseline pop-up, enter a suitable name and description. Click Save. Note: You can create both schedule and financial baselines from the planning console however only schedule baselines appear in it.
   From a related link	Click the Create Baseline related link. In the Create Baseline pop-up, enter a suitable description. Click Save.
   From a related list	Click the Baselines related list. Click the Create Baseline button. In the Create Baseline pop-up, enter a suitable name and description. Click Save.

   Note: In the Create Baseline pop-up, the Create Schedule Baseline and the Create Financial Baseline check boxes are selected by default. Clear a check box if you do not intend to create a specific baseline.