What Can I do from the MSEL tab?

Within these subsections, you can configure the Master Scenario Events List.

Training events are displayed chronologically. MSELs also provide event descriptions that participants will respond to during the exercise.

MSEL List
MSEL Board
MSEL Calendar

Note: You can also view the MSEL List from the PLAN dashboard.

Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) Injects

The purpose of the exercise is to simulate realistic conditions that participants would encounter (e.g., for the DOD, fighting a war; for emergency management, responding to a disaster). The “conditions” are a key part of the objectives so that MSEL Injects can be properly written; they should provide several opportunities for participants (players) to successfully meet objectives. A MSEL is a list of Injects (often referred to as just “MSELs”) which is information that generates activity and actions and pushes the scenario forward in a chronological timeline for each scenario-based event (Storyboard) to ensure accomplishment of (exercise and participant) objectives. The MSEL puts together all the parts of the exercise design process to keep the exercise on track.

Inject Details

From the main menu, select Plan Exercise.
Select MSEL and then List.
Click Create MSEL Inject.
Input a short Title to describe the inject.
Select the Status of the inject. Defaults to Draft.
- When you are ready for the inject to be reviewed by the MSEL Manger, select Review.

💡 For MSEL Managers, after your review, if the inject needs to be amended mark the Status as Needs Edit. If inject is sufficient, select Scheduled (if date/time is input) or Unscheduled (if no date/time is input).

If creating the MSEL inject with a scenario-based event, it will be associated with that event by default. Otherwise, users can select which Event the inject should associate with.
Select a Date & Time the inject trigger should be released. Leave blank if the inject is not currently part of the scheduled injects.
Select the Type of Inject.
- Key – Supports the primary player.
- Enabling – Enables the primary player.
- Supporting – Supports the overall flow of the exercise.
Owner is the person/function responsible for scripting and managing the inject. Select from choices or “Add New”.
From is the notional entity the inject trigger would be coming from. Select from existing choices in the drop-down or “Add New”.
To is the functions/persons the trigger is going to. Select from existing choices in the drop-down or “Add New”.
Select Inject Method from existing choices in the drop-down or “Add New”.
Select Next to add Trigger & Response. If editing the inject, click Save & Exit or Next to continue editing.

Trigger & Response

For the Trigger, input the information being sent to the audience to generate an expected action.
Input a description for the Anticipated Response / Expected Player Action to the Trigger.
For Remarks, input any additional information needed during development of the inject or supporting it.
For Upload Media, click anywhere in the box area to upload files (images, videos, documents) that support the Trigger (e.g., email, report, etc.).

💡 Response Time and Actual Response will be filled out during exercise execution.

For Response Time select the date/time the response was completed, and for Actual Response, input the description of how the audience/player responded if different from anticipated/expected, then click Next to continue to Location, or Save & Exit to return to the MSELs.

Location

💡 Each MSEL inject does not require a location.

For Training Area, click on Select Location to open the map modal.
Select Map or Satellite for your desired map view.
Use your mouse scroll and zoom to location the MSEL Inject will occur. Left click to select location, then Save or Close (if no edits were done).

Objectives & Methods

From the list of Available Objectives, click on the + symbol to add each objective the MSEL inject is used to accomplish. Click the – symbol to remove the objective from the MSEL inject.
Select Save & Exit or Next to view the Review Click Complete to return to the MSELs.

💡 MSELs can be viewed in several formats based on your preference, List, Board, Calendar. Clicking on an Inject in the Board or Calendar view brings up an interactive modal to view, edit, or delete the MSEL inject, change the status, and edit the response. A Timeline view is available from the Execution menu.

MSEL List – View MSELs in a list format, filter by Event, and sort by various headers. Clicking on the left side arrow for each MSEL expands to display the additional MSEL inject details.
MSEL Board – The board view is interactive in that users can easily move MSEL injects from one status to another.
MSEL Calendar – Users can view MSEL injects by day, week, month, or as a calendar list.