---
alias: user-guide-schedule-scenario-index
description: "A Schedule Scenario allows users to generate, compare, and select working scenarios for release"
---

# Schedule Scenario

!!! info
	Scheduling is an optional Critical Manufacturing module.

:lock: ScheduleScenario.**Show**

## Overview

A **Schedule Scenario** is a working scenario that has not yet been released. The user can generate and compare multiple **Schedule Scenarios** before selecting one to release. Only after a Schedule Scenarios does it become effective.

!!! info
	  A **Schedule Scenario** possesses various views and visual functionalities. To better understand how to navigate a **Schedule Scenario**, see [[tutorials-ss-overview-index]].

!!! info
	  To better understand how the different functionalities and entities articulate during Scheduling, see the [[tutorials-scheduling-index]] tutorial.

## Tying Everything Together

```mermaid
graph LR
    A1[Schedule] --- Main[Schedule Scenario]
    A2[Step] --- L1[Schedule Scenario Job]
    Main === L1
    Main === L2[Schedule Untie Sort Rule]
    Main === L3[Schedule Scenario Material] --- A5
    Main === L4[Schedule Scenario Optimization Criteria]
    Main === L5[Schedule Scenario KPIs]
    Main === L6[Schedule Scenario Message]
    L1 --- L7[Schedule Scenario Job Predecessor]
    A3[Flow] --- L1
    A4[Product] --- L1
    A5[Material] --- L1
    L1 --- A6[Resource]



classDef mermaid_title color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, font-weight:200;
classDef mermaid_start color:#000, fill:#fafafa, stroke:#fafafa, color:#fafafa, stroke-width:0x, font-size:100%, visibility: hidden;
classDef mermaid_businessdata color:#000, fill:#65CDE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_nonbusinessdata color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#B7DEE8, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entity color:#000, fill:#FB9F53, stroke:#FB9F53, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_entitylinked color:#000, fill:#FCD5B5, stroke:#FCD5B5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_context color:#000, fill:#B9CDE5, stroke:#B9CDE5, stroke-width:0px, font-size:100%;
classDef mermaid_optional color:#000, fill:#B7DEE8, stroke:#65CDE8, stroke-width:1px, font-size:100%, stroke-dasharray: 5 5;
class Main mermaid_entity
class A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9,A10,A11,A12,A13,A14 mermaid_businessdata
class L1,L2,L3,L4,L5,L6,L7 mermaid_entitylinked
class C1,C2,C3,C4,C5,C6 mermaid_context
class N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,N6 mermaid_nonbusinessdata

click Main "../../business-data/schedule-scenario"
click A1 "../../business-data/schedule"
click A2 "../../business-data/step"
click A3 "../../business-data/flow"
click A4 "../../business-data/product"
click A5 "../../business-data/material"
click A6 "../../business-data/resource"
```

## Sequence Of Steps

The necessary steps for correctly using a **Schedule Scenario** are the following:

1. [Create a Schedule](../schedule/create_schedule.md).
2. [Create a Schedule Scenario](../schedule/create_schedule_scenario.md).

!!! info
    For more information, see the [[tutorials-scheduling-index]] tutorial.

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