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Scenario mode in Materio

Scenario mode allows you to show hypothetical project scope by quickly hiding items from your scope

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Written by Mary Beth
Updated over 2 years ago

In Scenario Mode, you can try different scenarios that may impact your project's grand total, allowing you to present different possibilities to your clients or team. Let's dive in and learn how to use this feature.

1. Click on "Gear" symbol to access Scenario Mode

Click on "Gear" symbol

2. Click on "Enter Scenario Mode"

Click on "Enter Scenario Mode"

Your scope of work will have a blue banner at the top while in Scenario mode. You can click exit at any time.

3. To hide an item, click on the "Eye" symbol

This will also eliminate the cost of the item from your grand total.

To turn off an item, click on the "Eye" symbol

4. To see how hiding items has impacted the budget, look at the category totals as well as the grand total at the bottom of your project scope.

To see how hiding items has impacted the budget, you can see the grand total

5. To unhide the item, click the crossed out "orange eye" symbol

This will turn the item back on and add the price to the category and project total again.

To unhide the item, click the "orange eye" symbol

6. To leave scenario mode, click on "exit"

All items turned off in scenario mode will remain off after exiting.

Click on "Exit" to leave scenario mode

7. Where you will see hidden items are greyed out and taken out of your scope grand total

Where you will see hidden items are greyed out and taken out of your scope grand total

Scenario mode gives you a non-committal way to experiment with different project scenarios, helping you make informed decisions and present different options to your clients or team.

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