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.