What is 'top-down planning' in SAP EPM-NOV-PLA - Planning Content?

top-down planning - Overview

• Component: EPM-NOV-PLA

• Component Name: Planning Content

• Description: Process of setting high-level targets and publishing them so that other users can plan against those targets.

top-down planning - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  Top-down planning is a type of budgeting and forecasting process used in SAP Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) that allows users to create a budget or forecast from the top level of an organization down to the lowest level. This type of planning is often used when there is limited information available at the lower levels of an organization, or when the budgeting process needs to be completed quickly. 
  
  How to use it: 
  In SAP EPM-NOV-PLA Planning Content, top-down planning is used to create a budget or forecast from the top level of an organization down to the lowest level. To do this, users can enter data at the top level and then use formulas and calculations to distribute that data down to the lower levels. This allows users to quickly create a budget or forecast without having to manually enter data at each level. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using top-down planning in SAP EPM-NOV-PLA Planning Content, it is important to remember that the data entered at the top level will be distributed down to the lower levels. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the data entered at the top level is accurate and up-to-date. Additionally, it is important to remember that formulas and calculations used in top-down planning can be adjusted as needed. 
  
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