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      <Title>Scenarios (cprpd4100m000)</Title>
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         <Level1>Scenarios (cprpd4100m000)</Level1>
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   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>To define scenarios, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4100m000" role="session">Scenarios (cprpd4100m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>On the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4100m000#cprpd4101sDF2" role="groupbox">Forecast</GUIRef> tab you can specify the settings for the
		demand forecast.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You must define the values of the following fields:</Paragraph>
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               <TH colspan="2" rowspan="1">Scenario properties</TH>
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               <TH rowspan="1" colspan="1">Field</TH>
               <TH rowspan="1" colspan="1">Description</TH>
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                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4100m000#cprpd400.plsd" role="manual">Scenario Start Date</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <Paragraph>The start date of the time frame in which <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> is
				  capable of planning.</Paragraph> 
                  <Paragraph>The goods flow transactions <Emphasis>before</Emphasis> the scenario start date are also taken into account, but <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> moves
				  these transactions to the start date of the scenario.</Paragraph> 
                  <Paragraph>It is strongly recommended to define a start date in the
				  past – preferably so far in the past that all open transactions (such as
				  unfinished sales orders) are between the scenario start date and the scenario
				  finish date.</Paragraph>
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            </TR>
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               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4100m000#cprpd400.plfd" role="manual">Scenario Finish Date</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <Paragraph>The end of the range where <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> is
				  capable of planning.</Paragraph> 
                  <Paragraph>
                     <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> disregards all goods flow after the scenario finish
				  date.</Paragraph>
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               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd4100m000#cprpd400.ropl" role="manual">Rolling Scenario</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <Paragraph>If this checkbox is selected, the scenario is rolled.
				  This means that <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> moves the plan periods forward from time to time.</Paragraph> 
                  <Paragraph>To roll the scenario, use the Roll, Initialize, Update
				  Scenario session.</Paragraph>
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   </GeneralSection>
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