---
title: Publish a scenario
description: After creating a scenario and implementing the space allocation and assignment, assignment type change for a department, cost center, or neighborhood publish the scenario. Share the scenario with your colleagues or stake holders.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/workplace-central/publish-a-scenario.html
release: australia
product: Workplace Central
classification: workplace-central
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-25"
reading_time_minutes: 4
breadcrumb: [Working with Space Optimization, Use, Workplace Central, Workplace Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
---

# Publish a scenario

After creating a scenario and implementing the space allocation and assignment, assignment type change for a department, cost center, or neighborhood publish the scenario. Share the scenario with your colleagues or stake holders.

## Before you begin

[Create a scenario](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown)

**Important:** If allocation changes in your instance impact the scenario, the system displays a warning on the Space Details panel. You must review the changes, edit the scenario accordingly, then select **Move to valid** before continuing. For more information about allocation changes, see [Reviewing allocation changes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/workplace-space-management/reviewing-allocation-changes.md).

\[Omitted image "wsd-central-review-changes.png"\] Alt text: Space details panel displaying a warning about reviewing allocation changes.

Role required: sn\_wsd\_spcmgmt.space\_planner

## About this task

Publish a scenario after it’s created so that it’s available for others to view in a read-only mode. Share the scenario with your colleagues or stakeholders to review in a read-only mode. Access the published scenario from the Space optimization module.

When you publish a scenario, the state of the scenario changes from **Draft** state to **Ready** state. For more information about the states of a scenario, refer to [Scenario and Building - Views, states, settings, and key features](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/workplace-central/scenario-planning-views-actions-keyfeatures-.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to any one of the following locations:

    -   **All** > **Workplace Central** > **Workplace Central**.
    -   **All** > **Scenario Planning** > **My Scenario Plans**
2.  Select the **Space Optimization** icon \(\[Omitted image "space-optimization-icon.png"\] Alt text: Space optimization icon.\).

    The Space optimization dashboard opens.

3.  Open the scenario that you want to publish.

    Follow any one of the following paths.

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**From the Scenarios list section**

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1.  At the end of the scenarios list, select **View all**.

A list of all the scenarios created in the application are displayed.

2.  Select the scenario that you want to publish.

You can use the search and filter options on the list.

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**From the Buildings list section**

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1.  Select the building of which you want to publish the scenario.

The stack plan view of the building opens.

2.  Select **Related scenarios**.
3.  Select the scenario that you want to publish.


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</table>    The stack plan of the selected scenario opens.

4.  Review the scenario in the Stack plan or Floor map as required.

    Refer to [Review a scenario](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/workplace-central/review-a-scenario.md).

5.  Select **Publish**.

    The **Publish** button is available on both the Stack plan and the Floor map for a selected scenario.

    The scenario is published.


## Result

The scenario is published.

View all the scenario real estate and allocation changes in detail using the **Space Deployment plan** or the **User Deployment plan** tab. The details of all the changes that you performed in the scenario are displayed. View details related to space, floor, building, type of change, current value, scenario value, and workplace cases.

## What to do next

[Send a scenario for approval](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/workplace-central/send-a-scenario-for-approval.md)

**Parent Topic:**[Working with Space Optimization](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/workplace-central/working-with-space-optimization.md)

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