Accessing baselines by using Forced Baseline

To access a specific baseline, use the forced baseline feature.

Before you begin

Make sure that the baseline is set up, and add a Forced Baseline attribute to the baseline.

About this task

Note: You can see the baseline for a view only if you have access to the view.
To use the forced baseline feature:

Procedure

  1. Click Configure > Attributes. Select the view name.
  2. Click Add Attribute.
  3. Select Forced Baseline. On the Views: Add Link attribute page, enter information about the attribute and click OK.
  4. Click Configure > Views.
  5. Select the view for which you want to force the baseline.
  6. For the Forced Baseline attribute, click the Edit icon.
  7. Select the baseline that you want the user to see. The users who have access to this view can only see the baseline for this view.

Results

To change the forced baseline for a view, for the Forced Baseline attribute, click the Edit icon and select another baseline to force.

To remove the forced baseline for a view, for the Forced Baseline attribute, click the Edit icon and click Delete Link.

Note: To change the forced baseline to another baseline, deactivate the forced baseline to create the new baseline. This means that you have access to the current view during the time you create the new baseline and until you have forced the new baseline to the users.

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