Project & scenario fields
Every field on a bluprnts project and scenario — the layer's name, colour and toggle, and the eleven scenario levers with their ranges.
Reference for both what-if objects. For the walkthroughs, see Add or edit a project and Create a scenario.
Project fields#
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| Name | What the initiative is |
| Description | An optional line on what it covers |
| Colour | Accent colour on timelines |
| Start date | Optional. A marker on the timeline — the items inside carry their own dates |
| Enabled | Whether the project is layered onto the forecast |
A project holds no child records of its own. Each product, sale, employee, cost and financing entry carries the project it belongs to; an unset project means the base plan.
Every company has exactly one base project, always on, which is your plan as it stands.
Scenario fields#
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| Name | What the scenario models. Defaults to Untitled scenario |
| Description | Shown under the name in the scenario picker |
| Colour | Accent colour, assigned on save |
| Levers | The eleven adjustments below |
| Targeted adjustments | Scoped overrides on specific products, channels, departments, roles or costs |
The levers#
| Lever | Unit | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Sale volume | % | ±100 |
| Sale price | % | ±100 |
| Production cost | % | ±100 |
| Storage & distribution | % | ±100 |
| Shipping | % | ±100 |
| Overheads | % | ±100 |
| Headcount | % | ±100 |
| Average salary | % | ±100 |
| Customer pay delay | days | ±90 |
| Supplier pay delay | days | ±90 |
| New funding | £ | 0 – 1,000,000, in 25,000 steps |
Percentages are relative to base — centre is no change. New funding is received in full in the first forecast period.
Targeted adjustments#
Each carries a metric, a dimension it's scoped by, the value it targets, and a multiplier.
| Metric | Scoped by |
|---|---|
| Sale volume, sale price, production cost, storage & distribution, shipping | Product or channel |
| Headcount, average salary | Department or role |
| Fixed costs | Cost or cost type |
Where several rules match one entity for the same metric, the most specific wins: product → role → cost → channel → department → cost type.
Related#
- Add or edit a project — building a layer.
- Edit a scenario's assumptions — the levers in use.
- Scenarios vs projects — which one you want.