Import baseline from one file to another

Giles,
I would open both files: the one you want to use as the baseline, and the other one
Then in both files, display the Variance table, or any other task table where you can see the "Baseline Start", "Baseline Finish" and if you need them "Baseline Work" and "Baseline Cost"
Finaly, copy / paste the baselined values from project_1 to project_2
Next time, you will not forget to save the baseline before you start updating a project!
Alexandre

Even if you did not baseline the early file, you can still copy the start, finish, duration, work and cost fields from that one and paste them into the corresponding baseline fields in the current file.
In the current file, show the baseline table which already has the fields you are interested in pasting into.
If they both have the same tasks and work breakdown structure you can do each column in one shot, but if not then in chunks of tasks, tedious but it works.
If you are lucky, and you do have the same tasks and WBS, and the exact same number of lines in each file, and if you make a new table in the early file which has the same columns as correspond to the baseline table in the current file, you can copy and paste the whole lot in one go.

Thanks for replies,

I actually found now more elegant way, but it requires knowledge of MS Access

Given:
OLD FILE contains schedule, which needs to be moved as baseline to NEW FILE

Procedure:
1) Save schedule to baseline1 in the OLD FILE
2) Save both OLD FILE and NEW FILE in *.mdb format
3) In NEW FILE, go to table MSP_PROJECTS and set the flag PROJ_EXT_EDITED to 1.
4) Now copy and paste all rows where TB_BASE_NUM=1 from tables MSP_ASSIGNMENT_BASELINES, MSP_RESOURCE_BASELINES, MSP_TASK_BASELINES from the OLD FILE to the equivalent tables of the NEW FILE.

Open NEW FILE in MS Project, check that the changes took effect, save file back as *.mpp file.

I tried it on simple schedule, it works.

I don’t know, I don’t have Project 2007 at the moment. But for Project 2007 you should be able to save it to Access 2007 format (.accdb).

Hi all,
how complicated! you do not need MS Access or whatever to copy the baseline fields from one file to another
if really you do not want to use the way I have suggested, you could export (File, Save As) the necessary fields from the baselined project to an Excel file or to a MS Access database, then import from there to the new un-baselined file
and that’s all
Alexandre