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<h1>API Baseline Wizard</h1>
<p>The API baseline wizard can be used to:</p>
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<li>Add new API baselines to your workspace.</li>
<li>Edit an existing API baseline.</li>
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<p>The wizard can be used from the <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.ui.apiprofiles.prefpage)")'> <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="Opens the API Baselines preference page"> <b>Plug-in Development &gt; API Baselines</b></a> preference page preference page, by selecting either the <strong>Add Baseline... </strong>button (to add a new baseline) or the <strong>Edit...</strong> button (to edit an existing baseline).</p>
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<th rowspan="1" colspan="1" width="10%"> <p> Option </p></th>
<th rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <p> Description </p></th>
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<td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Name</td>
<td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">You can choose any name you want for a baseline with the exception that it cannot contain system restricted characters. For example on Windows, you cannot use '/' in file names.</td>
<td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="center">Empty</td>
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<td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Location</td>
<td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">The location for an API baseline is the path to an Eclipse SDK install, typically a path to the '<em>plugins</em>' folder for the install. </td>
<td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="center">Empty</td>
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<td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Browse...</td>
<td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Selecting the Browse button will allow you to browse for the location of an Eclipse SDK installation.</td>
<td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Reset</td>
<td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Selecting the Reset button will re-scan the specified location and recreate the API baseline.</td>
<td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</td>
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<p>The API Baseline wizard, showing an example Eclipse 3.3.2 baseline being created.</p>
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<h3 class="related">Related tasks</h3>
<a href="../../../tasks/api_tooling_baseline.htm">Setting up a baseline</a>
<h3 class="related">Related references</h3>
<a href="../preferences/ref-baselines.htm">API Baselines Preferences</a>
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