Setting preferences for baseline values

Choose to calculate the earned value from the Budgeted (or Planned) or At Completion values of the project or primary baseline. For example, based on the settings chosen, you can add the budgeted, original, or planned duration to the BL Start date to calculate the BL Finish date, or you can use the duration at completion to calculate the actual baseline finish date.

To choose the type of baseline you want to use to calculate earned value,

1. In the Projects window, select a project.
2. On the Projects Details, Settings tab, choose to calculate earned value using the project baseline or the baseline you have defined as your primary baseline.

To specify how earned value is calculated,

1. Choose Admin, Admin Preferences.
2. On the Earned Value tab, in the Earned Value Calculation section, choose to calculate earned value using At Completion values with current dates, Budgeted, Original, or Planned values with current dates, or Budgeted, Original, or Planned values with planned dates.

Note: When P6 Professional is connected to P6 EPPM database, preferences for baseline values are set in P6.