Inserting Line Items

You use this procedure to insert a new row into the planning area. However, in a weekly planning workbook, this is a mandatory step to add rows for planning.

Prerequisites

You have the required roles and authorizations.
Financial plans linked with master project structures (also known as execution structures) are available in the system.
SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office is installed on your system.
You have defined the business objects for master project structures in Customizing under SAP Commercial Project Management Master Data Master Project Define Components for Master Project Structure .
You have made the following settings in Customizing under SAP Commercial Project Management Project Cost and Revenue Planning :
- Define Plan Scenarios
- Define Resource Types
- Define Resources
- Define Plan Types

Procedure

Select the row where you wish to insert a new line item.
On the Analysis ribbon, in the Financial Planning group, choose Insert.
The Insert dialog box appears.
Enter the required data and choose OK.
In planning workbooks, the system inserts a new line item, with 1 as the default quantity or cost across the plan period. In forecast workbooks, the system inserts a new line item with 1 as the default ETC quantity or cost, only in the period next to the forecast period.
Enter the quantities for the new line item.

Note
Ensure that the new line item contains valid input and unique characteristics within a structure element. The system does not calculate line items that contain duplicate characteristics or invalid input.

End of the note.
In the Financial Planning group, choose Calculate.
The summary records are aggregated at the superordinate node levels.
On the Analysis ribbon, in the Planning group, choose Save Data to transfer the data to the InfoCube.