Data Type  Duration (duration field: A type of field whose content is expressed as a duration of time. Examples include the Work, Duration, and Delay fields. A duration field includes the duration unit, such as hour, day, or week.)

Entry Type  Calculated or entered (calculated or entered field: A field in which the value is determined by Project based on information in other fields. Information that you enter in the field yourself overrides calculated values.)

How Calculated  When you assign a work or material resource that is a budget resource to a project summary task (project summary task: A task that summarizes the duration, work, and costs of all tasks in a project. The project summary task appears at the top of the project, its ID number is 0, and it presents the project's timeline from start to finish.), and then enter a work amount for the resource in either the Task Usage or Resource Usage view, Microsoft Office Project 2007 rolls up the total amount to the project summary task.

The Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields contain 0 hours until you set a baseline (baseline plan: The original project plans [up to 11 per project] used to track progress on a project. The baseline plan is a snapshot of your schedule at the time that you save the baseline and includes information about tasks, resources, and assignments.) for the project. As soon as you save a baseline, the total budget work amount is copied into the corresponding baseline budget work field for the task. The baseline budget work field that is used (for example, Baseline3 Budget Work) depends on which baseline was saved (for example, Baseline 3).

Best Uses  In a task sheet, show the project summary task and add one of the Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields and the Budget Work field to compare the baseline budget work information against the currently scheduled budget work information. You might also want to compare the budget work of one baseline against another. Reviewing the variances, you can see how the budget work values are changing throughout the life of the project.

Example  At the start of your project two months ago, you saved a project baseline. A month ago, the scope of your project changed, and you saved a second baseline with Baseline 1. Since then, you've made further adjustments and have saved a third baseline with Baseline 2. Now you want to compare the Baseline2 Budget Work field with the current Budget Work field. In the Task Sheet, you show the project summary task, and then add both the Baseline2 Budget Work field and the Budget Work field.

Remarks  The Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields show information for work resources and material resources, but not for cost resources (cost resources: Resources that don't depend on the amount of work on a task or the duration of a task, such as airfare or lodging.). To see baseline budget cost information for cost resources that have been assigned to the project summary task, add the appropriate Baseline1-10 Budget Cost field to the task sheet.

To show the project summary task, on the Tools menu, click Options. On the View tab, select the Show project summary task check box.

To save a baseline plan, on the Tools menu, point to Tracking, and then click Set Baseline. Select the baseline you want—Baseline or Baseline 1 through Baseline 10. This copies the current value of the Budget Work field into the corresponding Baseline Budget Work field.

After you save a baseline, you can still edit baseline budget work. However, edited baseline values do not cause any recalculation of baseline budget work fields. The purpose of saving a baseline is to capture a "snapshot" of the project plan at a moment in time. Editing baseline values can change the integrity of your information and result in misleading conclusions from variance analyses.

Data Type  Duration (duration field: A type of field whose content is expressed as a duration of time. Examples include the Work, Duration, and Delay fields. A duration field includes the duration unit, such as hour, day, or week.)

Entry Type  Calculated or entered (calculated or entered field: A field in which the value is determined by Project based on information in other fields. Information that you enter in the field yourself overrides calculated values.)

How Calculated  When you assign a work or material resource that is a budget resource to a project summary task (project summary task: A task that summarizes the duration, work, and costs of all tasks in a project. The project summary task appears at the top of the project, its ID number is 0, and it presents the project's timeline from start to finish.), and then enter a work amount for the resource in either the Task Usage or Resource Usage view, Microsoft Office Project 2007 copies this amount into the Budget Work resource field.

The Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields contain 0 hours until you set a baseline (baseline plan: The original project plans [up to 11 per project] used to track progress on a project. The baseline plan is a snapshot of your schedule at the time that you save the baseline and includes information about tasks, resources, and assignments.) for the project. As soon as you save a baseline, the total budget work amount is copied into the corresponding baseline budget work field for the resource. The baseline budget work field that is used (for example, Baseline3 Budget Work) depends on which baseline was saved (for example, Baseline 3).

Best Uses  In a resource sheet, add one of the Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields and the Budget Work field to compare the baseline budget work information against the currently scheduled budget work information. You might also want to compare the budget work of one baseline against another. Reviewing the variances, you can see how the budget work values are changing throughout the life of the project.

Example  At the start of your project two months ago, you saved a project baseline. A month ago, the scope of your project changed, and you saved a second baseline with Baseline 1. Since then, you've made further adjustments and have saved a third baseline with Baseline 2. Now you want to compare the Baseline2 Budget Work field with the current Budget Work field. In the Resource Sheet, you show the project summary task, and then add both the Baseline2 Budget Work field and the Budget Work field.

Remarks  The Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields show information for work resources and material resources, but not for cost resources (cost resources: Resources that don't depend on the amount of work on a task or the duration of a task, such as airfare or lodging.). To see baseline budget cost information for cost resources that have been assigned to the project summary task, add one of the Baseline1-10 Budget Cost fields to the Resource Sheet.

To save a baseline plan, on the Tools menu, point to Tracking, and then click Set Baseline. Select the baseline you want—Baseline or Baseline 1 through Baseline 10. This copies the current value of the Budget Work field into the corresponding Baseline Budget Work field.

After you save a baseline, you can still edit baseline budget work. However, edited baseline values do not cause any recalculation of baseline budget work fields. The purpose of saving a baseline is to capture a "snapshot" of the project plan at a moment in time. Editing baseline values can change the integrity of your information and result in misleading conclusions from variance analyses.

Data Type  Duration (duration field: A type of field whose content is expressed as a duration of time. Examples include the Work, Duration, and Delay fields. A duration field includes the duration unit, such as hour, day, or week.)

Entry Type  Calculated or entered (calculated or entered field: A field in which the value is determined by Project based on information in other fields. Information that you enter in the field yourself overrides calculated values.)

How Calculated  When you assign a work or material resource that is a budget resource to a project summary task (project summary task: A task that summarizes the duration, work, and costs of all tasks in a project. The project summary task appears at the top of the project, its ID number is 0, and it presents the project's timeline from start to finish.), and then enter a work amount for the resource in either the Task Usage or Resource Usage view, Microsoft Office Project 2007 copies this amount into the Budget Work assignment field.

The Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields contain 0 hours until you set a baseline (baseline plan: The original project plans [up to 11 per project] used to track progress on a project. The baseline plan is a snapshot of your schedule at the time that you save the baseline and includes information about tasks, resources, and assignments.) for the project. As soon as you save a baseline, the total budget work amount is copied into the corresponding baseline budget work field for the assignment. The baseline budget work field that is used (for example, Baseline3 Budget Work) depends on which baseline was saved (for example, Baseline 3).

Best Uses  In the Task Usage or Resource Usage view, add one of the Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields and the Budget Work field to compare the baseline budget work information against the currently scheduled budget work information. You might also want to compare the budget work of one baseline against another. Reviewing the variances, you can see how the budget work values are changing throughout the life of the project.

Example  At the start of your project two months ago, you saved a project baseline. A month ago, the scope of your project changed, and you saved a second baseline with Baseline 1. Since then, you've made further adjustments and have saved a third baseline with Baseline 2. Now you want to compare the Baseline2 Budget Work field with the current Budget Work field. In the Task Usage view, you show both the Baseline2 Budget Work column and the Budget Work column in the sheet portion of the view.

Remarks  The Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields show information for work resources and material resources, but not for cost resources (cost resources: Resources that don't depend on the amount of work on a task or the duration of a task, such as airfare or lodging.). To see baseline budget cost information for cost resources that have been assigned to the project summary task, add the appropriate Baseline1-10 Budget Cost field to the sheet portion of the Task Usage or Resource Usage view.

To save a baseline plan, on the Tools menu, point to Tracking, and then click Set Baseline. Select the baseline you want—Baseline or Baseline 1 through Baseline 10. This copies the current value of the Budget Work field into the corresponding Baseline Budget Work field.

After you save a baseline, you can still edit baseline budget work. However, edited baseline values do not cause any recalculation of baseline budget work fields. The purpose of saving a baseline is to capture a "snapshot" of the project plan at a moment in time. Editing baseline values can change the integrity of your information and result in misleading conclusions from variance analyses.

Data Type  Duration (duration field: A type of field whose content is expressed as a duration of time. Examples include the Work, Duration, and Delay fields. A duration field includes the duration unit, such as hour, day, or week.)

Entry Type  Calculated or entered (calculated or entered field: A field in which the value is determined by Project based on information in other fields. Information that you enter in the field yourself overrides calculated values.)

How Calculated  When you assign a work or material resource that is a budget resource to a project summary task (project summary task: A task that summarizes the duration, work, and costs of all tasks in a project. The project summary task appears at the top of the project, its ID number is 0, and it presents the project's timeline from start to finish.), and then enter a work amount for the resource in either the Task Usage or Resource Usage view, Microsoft Office Project 2007 rolls down the total amount to the task-timephased (timephased: Task, resource, or assignment information that is distributed over time. You can review timephased information in any available time period in the fields on the right side of the Task Usage and Resource Usage views.) level.

The Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields contain 0 hours until you set a baseline (baseline plan: The original project plans [up to 11 per project] used to track progress on a project. The baseline plan is a snapshot of your schedule at the time that you save the baseline and includes information about tasks, resources, and assignments.) for the project. As soon as you save a baseline, this value is copied into the corresponding Baseline1-10 Budget Work assignment-timephased field. The baseline budget work field that is used (for example, Baseline3 Budget Work) depends on which baseline was saved (for example, Baseline 3).

Best Uses  In the Task Usage view, click Detail Styles on the Format menu. To show the Baseline1-10 Budget Work field in the timesheet portion of the view, move the appropriate Baseline1-10 Budget Work field to the Show these fields box. This shows the breakdown of baseline budget work for the project summary task spread out over time. If you also show the Budget Work field in the view, you can compare the originally planned timephased budget work information against the currently scheduled budget work information.

Example  At the start of your project two months ago, you saved a project baseline. A month ago, the scope of your project changed, and you saved a second baseline with Baseline 1. Since then, you've made further adjustments and have saved a third baseline with Baseline 2. Now you want to compare the Baseline2 Budget Work field with the current Budget Work field. In the Task Usage view, you add both the Baseline2 Budget Work field and the Budget Work field to the timesheet portion of the view.

Remarks  The Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields show information for work resources and material resources, but not for cost resources (cost resources: Resources that don't depend on the amount of work on a task or the duration of a task, such as airfare or lodging.). To see timephased baseline budget cost information for cost resources that have been assigned to the project summary task, add the appropriate Baseline1-10 Budget Cost field to the timesheet portion of the Task Usage view.

To save a baseline plan, on the Tools menu, point to Tracking, and then click Set Baseline. Select the baseline you want—Baseline or Baseline 1 through Baseline 10. This copies the current value of the Budget Work field into the corresponding Baseline Budget Work field.

After you save a baseline, you can still edit baseline budget work. However, edited baseline values do not cause any recalculation of baseline budget work fields. The purpose of saving a baseline is to capture a "snapshot" of the project plan at a moment in time. Editing baseline values can change the integrity of your information and result in misleading conclusions from variance analyses.

Data Type  Duration (duration field: A type of field whose content is expressed as a duration of time. Examples include the Work, Duration, and Delay fields. A duration field includes the duration unit, such as hour, day, or week.)

Entry Type  Calculated or entered (calculated or entered field: A field in which the value is determined by Project based on information in other fields. Information that you enter in the field yourself overrides calculated values.)

How Calculated  When you assign a work or material resource that is a budget resource to a project summary task (project summary task: A task that summarizes the duration, work, and costs of all tasks in a project. The project summary task appears at the top of the project, its ID number is 0, and it presents the project's timeline from start to finish.), and then enter a work amount for the resource in either the Task Usage or Resource Usage view, Microsoft Office Project 2007 rolls down this amount to the resource-timephased (timephased: Task, resource, or assignment information that is distributed over time. You can review timephased information in any available time period in the fields on the right side of the Task Usage and Resource Usage views.) level.

The Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields contain 0 hours until you set a baseline (baseline plan: The original project plans [up to 11 per project] used to track progress on a project. The baseline plan is a snapshot of your schedule at the time that you save the baseline and includes information about tasks, resources, and assignments.) for the project. When you then save a project baseline, this value is saved in the Baseline1-10 Budget Work resource-timephased field. The baseline budget work field that is used (for example, Baseline3 Budget Work) depends on which baseline was saved (for example, Baseline 3).

Best Uses  In the Resource Usage view, click Detail Styles on the Format menu. Show the appropriate Baseline1-10 Budget Work field in the timesheet portion of the view to review the originally planned budget work information spread out over time. If you add the Budget Work field as well, you can compare your original plan against the currently scheduled budget work information.

Example  At the start of your project two months ago, you saved a project baseline. A month ago, the scope of your project changed, and you saved a second baseline with Baseline 1. Since then, you've made further adjustments and have saved a third baseline with Baseline 2. Now you want to compare the Baseline2 Budget Work field with the current Budget Work field. In the Resource Usage view, you show the project summary task, and then add both the Baseline2 Budget Work field and the Budget Work field.

Remarks  The Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields show information for work resources and material resources, but not for cost resources (cost resources: Resources that don't depend on the amount of work on a task or the duration of a task, such as airfare or lodging.). To see timephased baseline budget cost information for cost resources that have been assigned to the project summary task, add the appropriate Baseline1-10 Budget Cost field to the timesheet portion of the Resource Usage view.

To save a baseline plan, on the Tools menu, point to Tracking, and then click Set Baseline. Select the baseline you want—Baseline or Baseline 1 through Baseline 10. This copies the current value of the Budget Work field into the corresponding Baseline Budget Work field.

After you save a baseline, you can still edit baseline budget work. However, edited baseline values do not cause any recalculation of baseline budget work fields. The purpose of saving a baseline is to capture a "snapshot" of the project plan at a moment in time. Editing baseline values can change the integrity of your information and result in misleading conclusions from variance analyses.

Data Type  Duration (duration field: A type of field whose content is expressed as a duration of time. Examples include the Work, Duration, and Delay fields. A duration field includes the duration unit, such as hour, day, or week.)

Entry Type  Calculated or entered (calculated or entered field: A field in which the value is determined by Project based on information in other fields. Information that you enter in the field yourself overrides calculated values.)

How Calculated  When you assign a work or material resource that is a budget resource to a project summary task (project summary task: A task that summarizes the duration, work, and costs of all tasks in a project. The project summary task appears at the top of the project, its ID number is 0, and it presents the project's timeline from start to finish.), and then enter a work amount for the resource in either the Task Usage or Resource Usage view, Microsoft Office Project 2007 rolls down this amount to the assignment-timephased (timephased: Task, resource, or assignment information that is distributed over time. You can review timephased information in any available time period in the fields on the right side of the Task Usage and Resource Usage views.) field.

The Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields contain 0 hours until you set a baseline (baseline plan: The original project plans [up to 11 per project] used to track progress on a project. The baseline plan is a snapshot of your schedule at the time that you save the baseline and includes information about tasks, resources, and assignments.) for the project. When you then save a project baseline, the timephased budget work amounts are copied into the corresponding Baseline1-10 Budget Work assignment-timephased field. The baseline budget work field that is used (for example, Baseline3 Budget Work) depends on which baseline was saved (for example, Baseline 3).

Best Uses  In the Task Usage or Resource Usage view, click Detail Styles on the Format menu. To show the Baseline1-10 Budget Work field in the timesheet portion of the view, move the appropriate Baseline1-10 Budget Work field to the Show these fields box. You can now review the selected baseline for budget work. If you also add the Budget Work field, you can compare your selected baseline against the currently scheduled budget work information. You might also want to compare the budget work of one baseline against another.

Example  At the start of your project two months ago, you saved a project baseline. A month ago, the scope of your project changed, and you saved a second baseline with Baseline 1. Since then, you've made further adjustments and have saved a third baseline with Baseline 2. Now you want to compare the Baseline2 Budget Work field with the current Budget Work field. In the Task Usage view, you show both the Baseline2 Budget Work column and the Budget Work column in the timesheet portion of the view.

Remarks  The Baseline1-10 Budget Work fields show information for work resources and material resources, but not for cost resources (cost resources: Resources that don't depend on the amount of work on a task or the duration of a task, such as airfare or lodging.). To see baseline budget cost information for cost resources that have been assigned to the project summary task, add the appropriate Baseline1-10 Budget Cost field to the timesheet portion of the Task Usage or Resource Usage view.

To save a baseline plan, on the Tools menu, point to Tracking, and then click Set Baseline. Select the baseline you want—Baseline or Baseline 1 through Baseline 10. This copies the current value of the Budget Work field into the corresponding Baseline Budget Work field.

After you save a baseline, you can still edit baseline budget work. However, edited baseline values do not cause any recalculation of baseline budget work fields. The purpose of saving a baseline is to capture a "snapshot" of the project plan at a moment in time. Editing baseline values can change the integrity of your information and result in misleading conclusions from variance analyses.