Scenario

In addition to the properties described in the table, Scenario dimension members use most of the common properties described in Properties Applicable to All Planning Dimensions, such as:

Valid for Plan
Aggregation
UDA
Member Formula
Alias
Data Storage
Smart List
Data Type

You can create Scenario dimensions to group data. Each Scenario contains data for accounts and other dimensions of each entity. After users enter Entity and Version data, they can submit or promote the data to other users for review and approval. The intersection of Entity, Scenario, and Version is called a planning unit. Planning tracks planning unit status through the review process. Scenarios can cover different time spans. The Scenario dimension requires an association with Period and Year dimensions to enter start and end time period values.

Use scenarios to:

Apply different planning methods.
Create forecasts and budgets.
Store historical actuals.

Property Label	Description	Property Name
Enable Process Management	Whether the Scenario is enabled for process management. This allows managing a planning unit that contains this member. Default Value: True	EnableProcessManagement
Start Year, End Year, Start Period, End Period	A range of years and time periods for which the Scenario is valid. When users access data forms, they can enter into that scenario only years and periods within the range. You can modify the time range of scenarios. Default Value: N/A	StartYear, EndYear, StartPeriod, EndPeriod
Use Beginning Balance	Whether to use the BegBalance time period. Default Value: N/A	UseBegBalance
Exchange Rate Table	Only for multi-currency applications. Assign an exchange rate table to the scenario. Default Value: N/A	ExchangeRateTable

You can specify access permissions for Scenario members to determine whether groups or users can view or modify data. For information about setting access permissions for Planning, see the Oracle Hyperion Planning Administrator's Guide.

When you delete a Scenario, all planning units that use the Scenario (including data) are deleted. You cannot delete a Scenario that is used in a planning unit that is started or assigned to an axis (row or column) on a data form. You must first remove references to the Scenario from data forms and assign a different Scenario.