# Adding a baseline

Procedure

1. On the Baseline Library screen, click Add Baseline.
   NOTE:

   If you want to clear the Add Baseline screen, click Start Over.

   SUM opens the Add Baseline screen.

2. Select Add Baseline or Create Custom.
3. Select the type of baseline you want to add and include the required information:

   - Browse SUM Server Path

     - A directory or fileshare that the system running SUM can access.

     - Enter the directory path to the baseline, or click Browse and use the menu to navigate to the directory.

   - UNC path (for example \\host\dir)

     - This location uses UNC paths that the system can access. In the Enter URI for the baseline field, enter the UNC address for the source baseline. Enter the username and password.

       NOTE:

       - UNC path is only supported in Windows systems.

       - SUM does not support mapped UNC drives.

   - Download from http share

     - Enter directory path: Enter, or browse to, the directory where you want to save the baseline. If required, create a directory.

     - Enter HTTP URL: Enter an HTTP URL where a bundle file is saved. The server can be local or remote, and you can use an Apache, Tomcat, or IIS server. Provide the complete URL, including the bundle XML. The components must reside in the same directory as the bundle XML. Make sure that you have enough local free space for the baseline.

       If you want to download components only for specific operating systems, select the operating systems in the OS Filter Options.

       NOTE:

       SUM adds all baselines it finds in a directory.

4. Click Add.

   To see the status of the baseline, check the activity log. If the baseline does not appear in the baseline list, make sure that there are updates in the directory.

   NOTE:

   SUM begins to inventory a baseline as soon as you finish adding the baseline. Wait until the baseline inventory finishes before adding another baseline.