In flexible planning, you can either have the system create the planning hierarchy or you can create it yourself manually. To find out how to create a planning hierarchy manually, see Creating a Planning Hierarchy.

To have the system create a planning hierarchy:

1. From the flexible planning menu, choose Master data ® Generate master data.

This takes you to the Set Up Master Data screen.

2. Enter the information structure for which you want the planning hierarchy to be created.
3. Enter the of the information structure on which you want master data generation to be based.

This will normally be the actual version, version 000.

4. If a method has been defined to restrict the number of records found by the Master Data Generator to those that are relevant for planning, enter the name of this method.
5. To define the period on which you want master data generation to be based, enter dates in the To and From fields.
6. To simulate master data generation, set the Simulation indicator.

In this way, you can find out how many records would be created by the Master Data Generator and decide whether you need to create a method.

7. Choose Program ® Execute/Execute + print/Execute in the background.

Master Data Generator in Flexible Planning