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Run an existing order line through Scenario Manager

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Run an existing order line through Scenario Manager to simulate how changes to it would deliver and how it would affect other products. This is useful for troubleshooting under-or-over-delivering order lines.

There are three main steps to using Scenario Manager to run a simulated change on an order line:

  1. Find the order line and add it to Scenario Manager
  2. Modify the order line you're focusing on
  3. Run and analyze the scenario

Find the order line and add it to Scenario Manager

You can add the order line to Scenario Manager from its Order Line Visibility page. The alternative is to complete the following process:

  1. On the Scenario Manager page, from the Scenario Time frame dropdown menu, specify the time period for the scenario.
  2. In the Change Type dropdown menu, choose Select order line to modify and select Go.
  3. On the Find Order Lines page that is displayed, use the filer criteria to find the specific order line.
  4. Select for the order line and select Add to Scenario.
  5. Return to Scenario Manager.

The order lines that you added to Scenario Manager appear twice:

  • The Old order line shows the original values, which you can't change in Scenario Manager. It is displayed for your comparison.
  • The New order line is the line that you edit to run the simulation.

Modify the order line you are focusing on

Make the changes that you want to simulate.

  1. Select the New checkbox for the order line and select the Edit button. If needed, you can search again for additional order lines to include in your simulation.
  2. In the Edit Values dialog, make changes to any of the following values:
    • Start Date
    • End Date
    • Priority
    • Type
    • Pricing Type
    • Sold Price
    • Impressions
    • State
  3. Select Update. The changes that you made are displayed in red, which you can compare to the old version above.

If you include multiple order lines in your simulation, you can apply the same changes to all of them at once by selecting their checkboxes, selecting the Edit button, making the changes, and selecting Update.

Run and analyze the scenario

Run the scenario when you have finished editing one or more order lines. When the scenario is done running, you can analyze it to determine how it will affect delivery.

  1. Select the Run Scenario button. The Scenario link in the upper-right corner of the page displays spinning arrows while Scenario Manager is running. You can let Scenario Manager run in the background while working on other tasks and tabs.
  2. When the scenario has completed, select the Scenario Summary tab to view a summary of revenue Gain, Losses, and Net Gain Loss. It also displays data for the number of order lines, orders, and products impacted by the modifications.