Baseline disappears after two MSP roundtrips

Products

• Clarity PPM On Premise
• Clarity PPM SaaS

Issue/Introduction

A baseline that contains no tasks disappears from Clarity after loading and saving a project from Microsoft Project twice.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a new blank project.
2. Create a new baseline for the project.
3. In the Baselines page, as well as in the project Schedule & Performance page, check the baseline details.

Expected and Actual Results: Baseline Dates show values.

4. Open the project in Microsoft Project.
5. Save the project back to Clarity (no difference if there are any changes to the project or not).
6. In the Baselines page, as well as in the project Schedule & Performance page, check the baseline details.

Expected Results: Baseline Dates show values.

Actual Results: Baseline Dates are empty.

7. Open the project in Microsoft Project.
8. Save the project back to Clarity (no difference if there are any changes to the project or not).
9. Check the Baselines Page.

Expected Results: No changes to the baseline.

Actual Results: The baseline has been deleted.

Environment

Clarity 16.0.2

Cause

DE78701

Resolution

This issue has been fixed in Clarity 16.2.2.

After upgrading Clarity, upgrade the Microsoft Project Interface as well.