Creating a Merged Baseline

Purpose

Use this operation to merge two or more baselines into a new baseline.

PRIVILEGES  Create Baseline (BASELINE_CREATE)

To merge baselines:

  1. Select two or more baselines that you want to merge.

  2. Select Baseline | New | Based on Merged.

  3. On the General tab of the Merge Baseline dialog box, verify that the values are correct.

  4. For Baseline ID, type a name for the revised baseline. This name must be unique within the product.

  5. From the Type list, select a baseline type. The values in the list are set up in the process model.

  6. For Parent Part Specification, type the top-level design part, or click the Browse button and search for design parts using the Find dialog box. The parent part specification has the following format:

  7. productID:partID.variant;pcs

  8. Click the Attributes tab, and specify user-defined attributes that have been set up in the process model for the baseline type.

  9. Click the OK button.

  10. Check your Dimensions CM server email for any errors.

Related Topics

About Revising and Merging Baselines

When Would I Create a Baseline?

Merge Baseline Dialog Box

Creating a Revised a Baseline

Creating a Baseline Scoped by Design Part