Add a Scenario

The Scenario page allows a Designer to add to a scenario to a category. Refer to Create a Category for information about adding a category.

Once added, a scenario can be added to a business process from a different category than the business process’s parent category. Refer to Allow a Scenario to be used in other Categories for more information.

To add a scenario to a category in dspConduct™:

  1. Select dspConduct > Design in the Navigation pane; the Category page displays.

  2. Click the Scenarios icon for the category.

  3. The category displayed next to the page name is the scenario’s parent category.

  4. Click Add.

    View the field descriptions for the Scenario page.

  5. Enter a scenario name in the NAME field.

  6. Enter a description for the scenario in the DESCRIPTION field.

  7. Select a type from the TYPE list box.

    Values are:

    • Create - Creates new business objects, such as materials, customers, vendors, profit centers, GL accounts, etc.
    • Change - Updates the data in a logical way for an existing business object, such as by material group (Basic Data) for an existing material, pricing procedure (Sales Data) for an existing customer or incoterms (Purchasing Data) for an existing vendor.
    • BusinessExtend - Makes a new business object that is associated with an existing business object, such as a new BOM (Bill of Material) for an existing material, a new ship-to for an existing customer or a new order from address for an existing vendor.
    • OrganizationalExtend - Extends an existing business object to one or more Org Units, such as an existing material to a new plant, an existing customer to a new sales organization or company or an existing vendor to a new purchasing organization or company.

  8. Click the ACTIVE check box to enable it.

  9. Click Save; the Scenario page’s Vertical View displays.

    View the field descriptions for the Scenario page’s Vertical View.

  10. Select the owner in the Owner list box. if needed.

    NOTE: Owner defaults to the parent category owner. A different owner can be selected.

  11. Select the child scenario in the Child Scenario Criteria list box (optional).

    NOTE: This is the org unit to be used to create child requests for the scenario. Refer to Configure Child Scenario Criteria for more information.

  12. Enter comments in the Comment field.

  13. Click Save.

Continue with Add a Role to a Scenario.