# Scenarios

Scenarios are a way to indicate the viewer what kind of data the elements in a chart or table represent. The International Business Communication Standards (IBCS) propose the usage of the following four scenarios (or data types; see <https://ibcs.konveio.site/ibcs-standards-12#page=34>):

| Short      | Name             | Format Example                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ---------- | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| AC         | Actual           | ![](https://3415705954-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9tIV2XT53haGp6nlAPXL%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-eb0d6c40fc21f5455d9123680034d3e79f54202f%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |
| PP         | Previous Period  | ![](https://3415705954-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9tIV2XT53haGp6nlAPXL%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c79661447a51b84b164babad182fba14d4ee5509%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |
| PL (or BU) | Plan (or Budget) | ![](https://3415705954-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9tIV2XT53haGp6nlAPXL%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4faebbcd8ce075c67757ee4b7a26e26a6c9ac87e%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |
| FC         | Forecast         | ![](https://3415705954-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9tIV2XT53haGp6nlAPXL%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-54864c77618899bd9085a5f774639f213163fd33%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |

To visualize a series formatted as a scenario, you have to let the name of the measure end with the abbreviation. These are examples:

![](https://3415705954-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9tIV2XT53haGp6nlAPXL%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8d21677e716c52131c2bcbe47eb0b110b040b867%2Fimage.png?alt=media)

![](https://3415705954-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9tIV2XT53haGp6nlAPXL%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8c2725660d587b999fa3a8024b63cfdb7fdaf247%2Fimage.png?alt=media)

![](https://3415705954-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9tIV2XT53haGp6nlAPXL%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4a3ef924ddd848259766220e2da1384b6791c65d%2Fimage.png?alt=media)

You can rename the measures for each visual individually:

![](https://3415705954-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9tIV2XT53haGp6nlAPXL%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-a8235f0373e142fa63232273f4aa8f0ace7c44cc%2Fimage.png?alt=media)