To use a scenario that has been loaded into a correlator, a user must create an instance of it. To create an instance, the user specifies values for all the scenario input variables so that the instance is properly configured. Users can create multiple instances of a scenario, typically with one or more different values for input variables.

When a user creates a scenario instance, he or she is the owner of the instance; by default, other users do not have access to it.

Once created, an instance continues running until complete or deleted by the user (instances can also fail if, for example, a run time error occurs). The values of the input variables can be edited after it has been created to change the characteristics of the instance.

The Create, Edit, and Delete operations are part of the scenario lifecycle. Dashboard Builder enables you to integrate commands with a dashboard so they can be performed by users.