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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?

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

  • (error) Automatic unassignment of deleted entities during synchronization

  • (tick) Grid Comments of the Scenarios

  • (tick) Inserted Structure Items

    • (tick) Rich Text & content

    • (tick) Image & selected image

    • (tick) Text/Multiline Box & content

    • (tick) Page Break

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

    • (tick) List of Scenarios

      • (tick) Selected Scenarios

      • (error) Folder selection for automatic synchronization

    • (tick) MS Office Word Document & selected file

    • (tick) Assignment Rules

      • (tick) Custom Rules

      • (error) Automatic entity assignment during synchronization for the systems

      • (error) Layer Rules

  • (tick) SAP Objects

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

    • (error) Object comments

  • (tick) Integrated Consumable Scenarios

Further facts regarding Scenario restoration

(question) 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) 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) 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


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