In this step, you can create a planning level on the basis of the planning layout that you used prior to Release 4.6A for sales and profit planning. You can then include the planning layout in parameter sets for that particular planning level.
The system then uses the planning layout it finds to select all characteristics in the General Selections, the lead columns, and the value field columns, and copies them to the planning level. Moreover, the characteristic values - specified in the planning layout - for the currency type (in costing-based CO-PA) or the controlling area (for account-based CO-PA) are read and transferred to the planning level.
If you have used several planning layouts with the same characteristics and the same currency type/controlling area, you should only create one level for all these layouts. You should include the different layouts in different parameter sets at this planning level.
Enter the name of the existing planning layout and specify a new name as well as a description for the planning level to be created.