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# New Scenarios

You create a new blank scenario by choosing Scenario > New in GEOVIA MineSched. The New Scenario form appears, in which you select the configuration, name, and working directory for your scenario.

### Fields on the New Scenario form

Field | Description
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Configuration | The type of scenario you want to create. The configuration controls the steps available to you as you progress through the MineSched workflow. Options are: Surface: A scenario for an open pit mine. Underground: A scenario for an underground mine. Surface and Underground: A scenario for a mine with both open pit and underground mine components. Note: If you select the incorrect configuration when you create the scenario, you can change the configuration from within the scenario.
Name | The file name for your scenario. Note: The special characters [space] \ / : * ? " < > | cannot be used in the scenario name. The maximum length of the folder and file name is 256 characters, which is the Microsoft Windows limit.
Folder | The folder in which the scenario file is saved. The .minesched file and Results folder for the scenario are created in this folder. By default, the location of the MineSched demonstration data set is selected in the Folder field. Notes: To change the folder, click the Ellipsis button and select the folder in which you want to save the new scenario. To change the default folder, click the Settings button and, in the New Scenario Default Settings form, select the folder in which you want to save scenarios.
Settings button | Opens the New Scenario Default Settings form. You use the New Scenario Default Settings form to specify the default folder in which you want to create new scenarios. Each time you create a new scenario, the Folder field is filled with the default location. Note: To change the default folder, click the Ellipsis button and select the folder in which you want to save new scenarios.

### See also

- Create a New Scenario
- Change the Configuration of a Scenario

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