Versions (before Release 4.0 FP 01 referred to as “scenarios”) are used to manage alternate plans.

They can be defined

using all or subsets of the key figures of the planning area, including calculated key figures. Versions can contain
references to the base version key figures, so that these can be used in calculations within the version.
Versions can have versionspecific master data. The versions that do not have versionspecific master data share the master
data with the base version.
You can copy key figures and/or master data (where applicable) between versions.
Besides versions, you can also create “scenarios”.
The following table gives an overview of the difference between “versions and scenarios”:

Creating a Version
Create a version to manage alternate plans in a planning area.
Prerequisites
Make sure you have the necessary authorizations for this activity, that is, the business catalogs required for this activity
are assigned to a business role that is assigned to your business user. For more information see the SAP Help Portal at
http://help.sap.com/ibp, under Application Help for SAP Integrated Business PlanningIdentity and Access
ManagementBasic ConceptsBusiness Catalogs.
Context
A version is a separate set of data, which is used to manage alternate plans.
A base version is provided in the system. The configuration expert can define additional versions (for example, upside and
downside), specify which key figures the version should contain, and if required, enable versionspecific master data.
Procedure
On the initial screen of the Planning Areas app, choose the planning area for which you want to create an additional
version. Then choose the Versions tab.
Choose New, and enter an ID for the new version (for example, UPSIDE).
Enter a name and description.
Decide if you want to use the same master data as in the base version, or you need an independent set of master data.
If you want to use an independent set of master data in the version, select the Version-Specific Master Data checkbox.
Add the key figures you want to use in the version.
For the key figures you add, the Version-Specific Key Figure checkbox is selected by default, which means that you can
assign values for them that are different from the ones in the base version of the key figure. If you want to use the values
of the key figure from the base version, select the Baseline Key Figure checkbox.
In the IBP Excel add-in, only key figures that are marked versionspecific can be added to the planning view for that
version. You can then copy the values of the versionspecific key figure from a different version, such as the base version,
to this version. Versionspecific key figure values can be displayed and changed, provided that the user has the necessary
permissions.
For more information, see the Version Planning section in the application help.