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# What Is a Scenario? (Overview)

This document explains what scenarios are, when to use them, and what controls are available on the Scenarios page.

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See the [Glossary](/glossary/glossary.md) for DocStudio term definitions.
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### When to use scenarios

Use scenarios for flows such as:

* multi-step document workflows
* envelope creation from previous step data
* routing based on conditions or conversion rules

### Scenarios page overview

Open **Scenarios** in the left menu to create, find, run, and manage scenarios.

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The Scenarios page provides the following controls:

* **New scenario** — creates a scenario.
* **New folder** — creates a folder for organizing scenarios.
* **Search field** — filters scenarios in the current category or folder.
* **Grid/List view** — switches how folders and scenarios are displayed.
* **Folder** — opens the folder and displays its contents.
* **Folder actions menu** — allows you to rename, move, or delete the folder.
* **Scenario** — opens and runs the selected scenario.
* **Favorite** — adds the scenario to or removes it from **Favorites**.
* **Scenario actions menu** — provides actions for managing the scenario, including moving it to a folder.
* **Access level** — controls who can find and use the scenario.

Folders are displayed before scenarios that have not been added to a folder. After a scenario is moved to a folder, it is available only inside that folder.

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Use the categories on the left to access scenarios based on their location and access level:

* **Favorites** — scenarios marked as favorites
* **My scenarios** — scenarios created in the current mailbox
* **Account scenarios** — scenarios available within the current account
* **Official scenarios** — scenarios provided for all platform users
* **Shared with you** — scenarios shared with the current mailbox
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The **New folder** button is available to users with the required permissions. In **Official scenarios**, folders can be created only from the System mailbox.
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If the selected category or folder does not contain any scenarios, DocStudio displays recommendations from other sections that are available to you. Recommendations are not displayed in **Favorites** or when search results are empty.

### Related topics

* [How to Create a Scenario](/user/scenarios/create-and-configure-a-scenario/how-to-create-a-scenario.md)
* [How to Configure a Scenario Step](/user/scenarios/create-and-configure-a-scenario/how-to-configure-a-scenario-step.md)
* [How to Run a Scenario](/user/scenarios/running-scenarios/how-to-run-a-scenario.md)
* [How to Edit, Clone, or Delete a Scenario](/user/scenarios/managing-scenarios/how-to-manage-a-scenario.md)