Add a Scenario

Add scenarios to your project to simulate alternative scheduling situations. Model different scheduling decisions and outcomes to determine the most effective solution. When creating a scenario, you can set the source of the scenario's data to be the current schedule, an existing baseline, or from a past scenario. This enables you to perform what-if planning on different instances of your project schedule. The source of a scenario cannot be modified after the scenario is added.

The default status of a new scenario is What-if. Open a scenario to view or update its data. Newly created scenarios are opened automatically.

To add a scenario:

1. Navigate to the project Activities page
   1. In the object selector, select ﱆ Project, select View Projects List, and then select a project name.
   2. From the  Main Menu, select  Schedule, and then select Activities.
2. On the Activities page, select Actions , and then select Add Scenario.
3. In the Add Scenario dialog box, enter the following information:
   • Name: The name of the scenario.
   • Source: The source of the scenario data. Select Current Schedule, Scenario, Baseline, or From History.
     • If you selected Current Schedule as the source, continue to Step 4.
     • If you selected Scenario as the source, use the Scenario list to choose an existing scenario with data you want to copy.
     • If you selected Baseline as the source, use the Baseline list to choose an existing baseline with data you want to copy.
     • If you selected From History as the source, use the Scenario Date picker to choose the date of the project data captured by the scenario. Select a date in the past to use project data from that date. The default value is the current date and time.
4. (Optional) Enter a description for the new scenario.
5. Select Add.
6. All changes made to this page are saved automatically.

Tips

• To access your scenarios from the Activities page, select the Actions  menu, and then select Manage Scenarios. You can also add scenarios from the Manage Scenarios dialog box. Scenarios added in this manner automatically set the current schedule as the scenario source.

If you do not see a newly added scenario on the Activities page or in the Manage Scenarios dialog box, select  Refresh.

• Use the Open menu in the Activities page toolbar to switch between scenarios. Select View All in the list to open the Manage Scenarios dialog box.
• When a new scenario is created, a notification message is displayed, and you can review the full message in the Inbox.
• To delete a scenario on the Activities page, select the Actions  menu, then select Manage Scenarios. On the Manage Scenarios dialog box, select the  Context menu beside the scenario that you would like to delete, and then select Delete.

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