Defining the Lines in a Planning Type 

Having created the initial definition for your planning type (see Creating a Planning Type), you can now define its lines.

If your planning type is dual-level and level-by-level planning is defined for the information structure, you create lines, define line attributes, assign key figures, and define macros at both owner and member level.

The initial planning table contains ten blank lines. You can assign key figures and some other types of data to these lines.

Assigning a Key Figure to a Line

To assign a key figure from the information structure to a line:

  1. Place your cursor on the line.
  2. Choose Edit → Assign structure.

A dialog box appears inviting you to choose a key figure.

  1. Choose the key figure you want to be displayed in this line.
  2. To continue, choose ENTER.

The selected key figure now appears in the planning table.

  1. Repeat this procedure until you have assigned all the key figures you require in this planning type.

Creating Lines in a Planning Type

You can add extra lines in several ways:

Only key figures are saved in the information structure; other data is calculated or read into the planning table at runtime.

  • You choose Edit → Add line.

A blank line appears at the bottom of the planning table.

  • You choose Edit → Insert line.

A blank line appears at the point in the planning table where you positioned your cursor.

  • You choose Edit → Propose lines.

This causes lines to appear containing all key figures from the information structure. You can delete any lines you do not need.

  • You place your cursor on a key figure line and choose Edit → Actual data.

A line is inserted below the current line. In the planning table, the actual values of this key figure will be displayed here, that is, the values from version 000. You cannot enter or overwrite values on this line.

This line is useful for comparing planned data with actual data. In retail, for example, you can use it to track open-to-buy.

  • You place your cursor on a key figure line and choose Edit → Actual data, previous year.

A line is inserted below the current line. In the planning table, the actual values of this key figure from the previous year will be displayed here. You cannot enter or overwrite values on this line.

This line is useful for comparing planned data with actual data from the previous year.

  • You place your cursor on a key figure line and choose Edit → User exit data.

A line for external data is inserted below the current line. You can write your own coding for function module EXIT_SAPMMCP6_001 to display data⎯for example, auxiliary data ⎯on this line in the planning table. The function module will be called when you create or change a plan of this planning type.

  • You place your cursor on a key figure and choose Edit → Insert event.

Lines to show the values of events for this key figure are inserted. See also Assigning an Event to a Planning Type.

Defining Line Attributes

Each line has certain attributes that define how its contents are processed and displayed in the planning table.

To define the attributes of a line:

  1. Place the cursor on the line and choose Edit → Line attributes.

The Line Attributes dialog box appears.

  1. In the Line text field, enter the text that you want to be displayed on this line if it is different from the standard text. You can also enter such a text in the main planning type screen.
  2. Specify a text type:

Standard text indicates that the text comes from the key figure in the information structure.

Freely defined text indicates that the text is entered by the user (see step 2 above).

Planning object indicates any characteristic value, such as a material number or a work center capacity.

  1. Specify the Ready for input status:

Planning line indicates that you want to be able to plan, that is, overwrite the figures in this line.

Output line indicates that you want to be able to see, but not enter or change, values in this line.

Text line indicates that the line contains a text but no numerical values.

Auxiliary line indicates that the line acts, for example, as an intermediate step, but is displayed only in the planning table definition (Goto → Format → Definition) and not in the planning table (Goto → Format → Layout).

  1. Check and, if necessary, change the Disaggregation type (see "Consistent Planning: Default Setting" and "Consistent Planning: Special Settings" in Ways to Aggregate and Disaggregate in Consistent Planning).
  2. Choose Continue .