Scenarios

You can create multiple scenarios for a schedule to compare how different parameters and constraints change work completion dates. Creating multiple scenarios allows you to keep multiple working copies of a schedule without publishing the data to the work records. You can create scenarios in the Scheduler and Graphical Assignment applications.

A schedule includes information such as calendar information, the start date for work, and the queries that define the work and required resources. Every schedule has one main scenario, which is a reflection of the work record data at the time that the schedule was created or last refreshed.

You can create multiple scenarios to compare how changes in resources, priority, and date constraints change the work order dates. For example, you can create a scenario to see how additional resources affect the schedule dates. You can create another scenario that focuses on getting higher priority work completed first, and a third that strictly enforces the start no later than and finish no earlier than dates. You can create a scenario from the Select Action menu.

The active scenario is shown on the List tab. You view other scenarios from the Select Action menu. When you publish a scenario, it becomes the new active schedule record.



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