Properties of a baseline

The General page of the Baseline Properties window displays information about a baseline. A baseline identifies activities and one version of every element in one or more components, typically representing a stable configuration of one or more components.

Items in the General page

Title
A string describing the baseline.
Name Selector
A unique identifier for the baseline.
Kind
The type of object being described.
Component
The baseline component.
Description
User-supplied comment.
Promotion level
The baseline promotion level.
Creation information
Includes the time the baseline was created and who created it.
Label status
The baseline label status. Possible values are initial, incremental, or full.
Upgrade label
Changes a baseline label status; for example, from incremental to full.

An incremental baseline is a baseline that is created by recording the last full baseline and those versions that have changed since the last full baseline was created.

A full baseline is a baseline that is created by recording all versions below the component root directory.

Generally, incremental baselines are faster to create than full baselines; however, the system can look up the contents of a full baseline faster than it can look up the contents of an incremental baseline.


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