About Scenario Parts
Scenario parts are used in M3 DMP to label one or more changes made by a forecaster or administrator. This is a crucial concept in M3 DMP since you cannot create changes unless they are attached to a scenario part.
Scenario parts are best understood as containers for changes that are made once and do not need to be retrieved in later forecast cycles.
You must label the changes made in the pivot sheet as a scenario part and attach them to a dataset. These are the advantages of selecting one change label over the other:
- The change dialog box provides an intuitive way to attach changes to scenarios as scenario parts.
- By default, you can have access to the Scenario Parts dialog box because it is suited for the changes that are part of the normal forecasting procedure.
- The dialog box
asks you to select the scenario for which you can:
- Attach the change
- Specify a name for your scenario part
- Select a change category for your scenario part, for example, a new product
- Select a to do list item for your scenario part
- Specify a description of the changes in the scenario part
- The information
you include with a scenario part subsequently enables the change list functionality to
specify an overview of the changes and offers you the ability to:
- Delete a scenario part
- Confirm a scenario part
- Undo confirmation of a scenario part
- Set a new change category for a scenario part, for example, new markets
- You can also access the changes directly in the pivot sheet by selecting or .