"Global" BPS Variable in WEB Planning Folder/Layout ?

We want to create a dynamic planning in the WEB where an administrator could change for all planners every month the variable "Planning Period". The Variable has to be restricted to a single value (WEB Restricion) to get no error when opening the WEB Layout. This could be achieved if every user "set variable" per default a value (best the actual) but this could not be done by the administrator! Even it is called a global variable it has to be set by each user (in the SAPGUI)! I could nor believe that we are the only who needs this functionality. Does anyody have an idea? Please advise.
Thanks Didi

Hi Frank, you are right but it is very exhausting to discuss with the customer about data consistency and the planning process. The tool has to follow the wishes...
But from technical view I believe that ist should be possible to set on global Level (admin) an initial variable value to start a planning session. Actual I could not see (without EXIT) a solution in the WEB to set a Variable (Version or Month etc.) in this way. It should be shure that the planner has a "global default" but could change this if it is necessary. Do you have any idea?
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