In the distribution profile, you specify the following:

Distribution level: Here we specify the product as the characteristic that should receive the data.

As a result of this distribution profile, any changes you make to the sales quantity at a higher level are automatically distributed top-down to the individual products using the previously existing planning data in the same version as the reference data.

The planning level from which the values are distributed contains the characteristics Customer group and Product group. At this level, a parameter set is created for the Enter planning data planning method. The distribution profile described above is entered into this parameter set. The planning layout for the parameter set has the lead columns customer group and product group.

The detailed planning level for monitoring distribution contains the characteristics Customer group, Product group, and Product. In this example, this is also the level for the reference data because the record type and the version are identical in each case.

The following data already exists in the database (for one period):

When executing the Enter planning data (or Change planning data) planning method at the planning level that is to be distributed, you now see the following values (data for products is summarized):

The values are changed as follows:

When we save these changes, the system creates the following line items:

At the detailed planning level, the following values are now displayed: