What is the purpose of Workflow Suffixes?

What is the purpose of Workflow Suffixes?

• A. To vary Workflow structures by Scenario
• B. To vary Workflow structures by Scenario Type
• C. To vary Workflow structures by Time
• D. To vary Workflow structures by Entity

Answer: (B)

Workflow Suffixes are used to tailor the same workflow structure to different kinds of scenarios by appending a type indicator. In OneStream planning and consolidation flows, you often need the same sequence of steps—data import, checks, approvals—across multiple scenario categories such as Actual, Forecast, and Budget. By using a suffix that encodes the scenario type, you can reuse the base workflow design while keeping the steps aligned with the data and rules for each type. This avoids creating separate, redundant workflows for every scenario type and makes it easy to manage and identify which workflow applies to which scenario type. Suffixes are not about time or by a particular entity, so they don’t serve those purposes; they specifically target the scenario type to keep workflow structures consistent yet appropriately scoped.

Workflow Suffixes are used to tailor the same workflow structure to different kinds of scenarios by appending a type indicator. In OneStream planning and consolidation flows, you often need the same sequence of steps—data import, checks, approvals—across multiple scenario categories such as Actual, Forecast, and Budget. By using a suffix that encodes the scenario type, you can reuse the base workflow design while keeping the steps aligned with the data and rules for each type. This avoids creating separate, redundant workflows for every scenario type and makes it easy to manage and identify which workflow applies to which scenario type. Suffixes are not about time or by a particular entity, so they don’t serve those purposes; they specifically target the scenario type to keep workflow structures consistent yet appropriately scoped.