You use a self-defined information structure for the high-level planning of products with many variants. The bottom level of this structure must contain the characteristic "combination value key".The next level must contain the characteristic "characteristics combination".

You must set the consistent planning method for this information structure. However, aggregation and disaggregation function in a slightly different way than with other consistently planned information structures: data is copied, and not added together, between the levels "characteristics combination" and "material."