A baseline is a reference data. You use the baseline feature to compare the asset data with a previous reference data or a previous reference job. In the Control Compliance Suite, when you run a baseline job, the records in the newer dataset are compared against the records in the older dataset.
Baselines let you compare the assets either with an asset that is marked as baseline or with a job-run that is marked as baseline.
Control Compliance Suite supports the following types of baselines: