private ScenarioInstance createNewScenarioInstance(ScenarioDefinition scenarioDefinition) {
   ScenarioInstance scenarioInstance =
       EntityFactory.createScenarioInstance(
           scenarioDefinition, getConfiguration().getMeasurementControllerURIAsStr());
   persistenceProvider.store(scenarioInstance);
   LOGGER.debug("Created new ScenarioInstance {}", scenarioInstance);
   return scenarioInstance;
 }
  /** @return a dummy scenario instance */
  public static ScenarioInstance createDummyScenarioInstance() {
    scenarioDefinition = loadScenarioDefinition();
    ScenarioInstance scenarioInstance =
        EntityFactory.createScenarioInstance(scenarioDefinition, "Dummy");

    for (ExperimentSeries es : createDummyExperimentSeries()) {
      scenarioInstance.getExperimentSeriesList().add(es);
      es.setScenarioInstance(scenarioInstance);
    }
    return scenarioInstance;
  }