Prerequisites
To access the initial screen for planning, you need to select a planner profile (
see also: Planer Profiles), or ensure that a planner profile is entered in the PPP user parameters. You can also overwrite this planner profile before you enter planning and save it in your user parameters.Procedure
Planning
® Set planner profileIn the subsequent planning sessions, the SAP system selects the last planner profile saved in the user master record.
Initial screen
If you select Free, the SAP system lists in the overview screen the planned records to be changed. The SAP system displays the header characteristics completely, even if no planning values exist. You can also enter new characteristic values and add them to the rows.
If you select Form-based, the SAP system lists in the overview screen all planning objects with valid master records selected in the initial screen, even if no planning values exist. The SAP system displays the same characteristic value structure in each planning session. You cannot enter any new characteristic values. The following section contains an example of the free and form-based selection:
To check the entry data, the system provides you with error analysis help under Extras (see also:
Overview screen
In the overview screen, proceed as follows:
Period screens
To branch to the period screen, proceed as follows:
You can also use a
Result
You can now view your planning values in the information system and compare them with plan or actual values from other areas or periods (see
Important Standard Reports in Cost Center Accounting).