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title: Create a baseline
description: A Planned Task Baseline is a record of the start and end times of the planned task at a particular moment in time.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/table-administration-and-data-management/c\_CreateABaseline.html
release: australia
product: Table Administration and Data Management
classification: table-administration-and-data-management
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Planned tasks, Working with Task table, Table admin, Tables and data, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
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# Create a baseline

A Planned Task Baseline is a record of the start and end times of the planned task at a particular moment in time.

To create a baseline, navigate to the form of the top planned task and select the **Create a Baseline** related link:

\[Omitted image "PTBaseline.png"\] Alt text: Create baseline for the current task.

To view the baseline, configure the related lists to add a related list of baselines:

\[Omitted image "PTBaseline2.png"\] Alt text: Baseline related list

The baseline can be viewed on a Gantt Chart using the related link.

**Parent Topic:**[Extending the Task table with Planned tasks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/table-administration-and-data-management/c_PlannedTask.md)