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matrix (cim) shall be co-edited, because a modification of the analysis structure can request an ap-
propriate restructuring of the cross-impact data. Click on the button „Yes“.
Fig. 4-2: The analysis structure of the „Somewhereland“ exercise displayed in the structure editor.
In several program windows ScenarioWizard uses abbreviations of the names of the descriptors and
variants. So, the preparation of an analysis structure in the structure editor includes also the defini-
tion of short names of the descriptors and variants. However, this step can be skipped in our exercise
too, because all necessary abbreviations are already included in the loaded project file. To display the
abbreviations press the button „Short“. The same button (now inscribed „Long“) can be used to
switch back to the long names.
The structure editor can also be used to modify the analysis structure (cf. section 5.6). This is not
needed now because the loaded project file fully represents the exercise “Somewhereland”. The
structure editor can be closed now. Use the button “Close” to this end.
Step 2: Cross-impact data
The next step in the analysis procedure is to enter the „cross-impact data“. They represent the mu-
tual influences between the descriptors. This can be done using the „cim editor“. The menu item Edit
- Cross-impact matrix or the button in the toolbar opens the cim editor (Fig. 4-3). Again, it
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