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Baseline 2.5 GetBaseline

Retrieves the current baseline XML (and metadata) for the specified element name of the baseline.


Parameters

NameTypeDirectionDescription
psAuthContextStringInOutDeprecated proprietary authentication context only used by .ASMX web services based on internal username/password authentication. Claims based security standards drive all the WCF .SVC web services making this parameter redundant.
psBaselineIdStringInThe element name of the baseline.
psXMLRequestedMetadataStringInRequested Metadata XML structure indicating which metadata has to be retrieved for a given object.
psOutXMLObjListStringInOutThe Baseline ObjectList XML structure containing the metadata of the baselines
psOutXMLBaselineStringInOutThe Baseline XML structure

Requirements are:
  • The user must have read access to all objects used in the baseline.
Note that:
  • When no Baseline is found with the supplied psBaselineId, an InvalidObjectException is thrown.
  • The baseline XML contains only the selected version of objects without the report information of those objects.
  • The level attribute on the ishfield element in the Requested Metadata XML should always be 'none'.
  • Objects in the baseline for which the user has no read access are reported as missing.