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Scenario Upload

With this function, downloaded Scenario files can be uploaded and thus restored. You can find information on how to download these Scenario files here:
Scenario Download

The Scenario Upload function can be found here:

Scenario Upload in the Documentation Dropdown of the Administration Ribbon

The Scenario files can then be uploaded via "Upload Scenarios" or via drag and drop:

File selection for the Scenario upload

The selected Scenario files are then displayed in the grid. The "Information" column also contains further information on whether the Scenario can be created without problems or whether changes need to be made.

Selected Scenarios can be removed from the grid via the context menu.

The Scenario files can be restored via the button "Restore Scenarios". If all Scenarios have been successfully created, this is displayed as follows:

Indication that the Scenarios were successfully created in the Information column

The restored Scenarios are stored in the "Restored Scenarios" folder. Once created, they can be moved to the correct folders.

Restored Scenarios Folder in the Scenario Directory

Restored Scenario Templates are not added to the folder "Restored Scenarios" but can be accessed under Administration > Documentation > Scenario Templates.

Almost all elements and contents of the Scenario are restored:

Structure of the restored scenario in the Scenario Designer

What content and configurations are restored?

  • check mark  Information of the Scenario (Technical name, multilingual descriptions, Type)

  • cross mark Automatic unassignment of deleted entities during synchronization

  • check mark  Grid Comments of the Scenarios

  • check mark  Inserted Structure Items

    • check mark  Rich Text & content

    • check mark  Image & selected image

    • check mark  Text/Multiline Box & content

    • check mark  Page Break

    • check mark  List of Entities (BW/BO/HANA/SAC/3rd Party)

    • check mark  List of Scenarios

      • check mark  Selected Scenarios

      • cross mark  Folder selection for automatic synchronization

    • check mark  MS Office Word Document & selected file

    • check mark  Assignment Rules

      • check mark  Custom Rules

      • cross mark Automatic entity assignment during synchronization for the systems

      • cross mark  Layer Rules

  • check mark  SAP Objects

    • check mark  Object-specific settings (e.g. export Data Flow) →  only the first level

    • cross mark  Object comments

  • check mark  Integrated Consumable Scenarios

Further facts regarding Scenario restoration

question mark  What happens if a standard Scenario is uploaded without an integrated Consumable Scenario?
→ During the upload process, the column "Information" shows that the standard Scenario is restored without the Consumable Scenario and the Consumable Scenario will be removed from the Standard Scenario structure.

Scenario Restoration grid with Information, that a missing consumable scenario will be excluded

question mark  What happens if a Scenario with the same technical name already exists in the target database as the Scenario to be restored?
→ The Scenario will still be created and the suffix "- Copy" is added to the technical name.

Scenario Restoration grid with Information, that the scenario will be renamed

question mark  What happens if the restored Scenario contains SAP objects that do not exist in my target database?
→ The SAP Objects will be restored and have an intermediate state, in which no object-specific settings can be defined. After synchronization, the Objects can be edited.

Scenario structure with unsynchronized objects and a prompt to synchronize the SAP System