Create Scenarios in SimCapture | Admin Guide

Learn how administrators create scenarios in SimCapture Enterprise and Pro, including permissions, video retention policies, and next configuration steps.

Written by Jeri Ellis

Updated at May 13th, 2026

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Before You Begin Create a Scenario in SimCapture Enterprise Standardized Patient (SP) Scenarios Create a Scenario in SimCapture Pro Next Steps

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Scenarios organize sessions, evaluations, annotations, and learner reflections in SimCapture. This article explains how System Administrators and Administrators can create scenarios in SimCapture Enterprise and SimCapture Pro .

Scenarios are created within courses in SimCapture Enterprise and at the organization level in SimCapture Pro.

Before You Begin

Permissions

Only System Administrators and Administrators can create scenarios.

Video Retention Awareness

A global auto‑deletion policy applies to all scenarios unless it is overridden at the scenario level.
If a scenario’s video policy is set to None or left blank, session videos are retained indefinitely.

Create a Scenario in SimCapture Enterprise

In SimCapture Enterprise, scenarios are part of a course curriculum.

Select Courses from the global navigation bar.
Select the course where the scenario should live.
Select Add New Scenario .
Select Create New . Use Copy only if you want to duplicate an existing scenario.
Enter the Summary information:
- Title (required)
- Simulators (optional)
Select Save .

Standardized Patient (SP) Scenarios

If the scenario includes a Standardized Patient:

Enable the SP option .
Select Allow multiple learners so multiple participants can be associated with the scenario.

Create a Scenario in SimCapture Pro

In SimCapture Pro, scenarios are created directly from the Scenarios page and are not tied to courses.

Select Scenarios from the global navigation bar.
Select Add Scenario .
Complete the Summary information.
Select Save .

Next Steps

After creating a scenario, you can:

Add evaluations and reflection forms
Configure annotations
Set video retention rules

These settings determine what facilitators and learners see before, during, and after sessions. For more information, see Configure Scenarios in SimCapture.

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