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File group scenarios

Using file group scenarios, you can create additional scenarios or versions of your file groups, to perform activities such as:

• Development of alternative business scenarios
• Rapid "what if" analysis
• Sensitivity analysis
• Plan versioning

For example, you might have your baseline plan and then also have two scenarios for that file group—one with best case assumptions and one with worst case. You can report on these scenarios and compare the data.

The process of creating a scenario is similar to cloning a file group. A copy is created of the original file group, complete with templates, drivers, and plan files. Associated tables are also created to hold the scenario data. However, when you clone a file group you create a fully independent file group, whereas a file group scenario remains associated with its source file group.

The intent is that you will make modifications in the scenario—such as to change one or more key assumptions—and then compare the data in the scenario to the source file group to see the potential impact of this scenario on your plan.