Method for producing metal strips in a rolling installation with a desired profile contour, comprising the following steps: a) presetting a target value for the profile contour at at least one reference position bi in width direction for at least an nth metal strip; b) simulating a rolling process at the rolling installation for producing the metal strip with the aid of a process model, wherein setting values for profile setting elements and a prognosis value C P (n)bi for the profile contour of the nth metal strip at the reference position bi are so calculated that the target value is achieved as far as possible - sofar as present - with consideration of old adaptation values at the reference position bi and possible restrictions; c) setting the profile setting elements by the calculated setting values; d) rolling the nth metal strip; e) measuring the actual value C ist (n)bi of the profile contour of the rolled nth metal strip at the reference position bi; and f) determining a new adaptation value ΔC(n)bi on the basis of the difference between the actual value C ist (n)bi and the prognosis value C P (n)bi for the profile contour of the nth metal strip at the reference position bi; characterised in that the steps a), b) and c) are carried out before the rolling of the at least nth metal strip for a plurality I, wherein I ≥ 2, of reference positions bi, wherein 1 ≤ i ≤ I in at least one width section of the at least nth metal strip and that the steps e) and f) are carried out after rolling of the at least nth metal strip for the plurality I of reference positions bi in order to determine the new adaptation values ΔC(n)bi at the plurality I of the reference positions bi in the at least one width section of the at least nth metal strip; and g) during later production of a further longitudinal section of the nth metal strip or of an n + xth metal strip, wherein x = 1, 2, etc., at least the steps a) to d) are repeated, wherein n = n + x, wherein the new adaptation values ΔC(n)bi determined previously according to step f) at least for the nth metal strip are taken into account for the plurality I of the reference positions bi in the calculation of the settings of the profile setting elements and the calculation of the prognosis values according to step b) for the n + xth metal strip as old adaptation values. a) presetting a target value for the profile contour at at least one reference position bi in width direction for at least an nth metal strip; b) simulating a rolling process at the rolling installation for producing the metal strip with the aid of a process model, wherein setting values for profile setting elements and a prognosis value C P (n)bi for the profile contour of the nth metal strip at the reference position bi are so calculated that the target value is achieved as far as possible - sofar as present - with consideration of old adaptation values at the reference position bi and possible restrictions; c) setting the profile setting elements by the calculated setting values; d) rolling the nth metal strip; e) measuring the actual value C ist (n)bi of the profile contour of the rolled nth metal strip at the reference position bi; and f) determining a new adaptation value ΔC(n)bi on the basis of the difference between the actual value C ist (n)bi and the prognosis value C P (n)bi for the profile contour of the nth metal strip at the reference position bi; characterised in that the steps a), b) and c) are carried out before the rolling of the at least nth metal strip for a plurality I, wherein I ≥ 2, of reference positions bi, wherein 1 ≤ i ≤ I in at least one width section of the at least nth metal strip and that the steps e) and f) are carried out after rolling of the at least nth metal strip for the plurality I of reference positions bi in order to determine the new adaptation values ΔC(n)bi at the plurality I of the reference positions bi in the at least one width section of the at least nth metal strip; and g) during later production of a further longitudinal section of the nth metal strip or of an n + xth metal strip, wherein x = 1, 2, etc., at least the steps a) to d) are repeated, wherein n = n + x, wherein the new adaptation values ΔC(n)bi determined previously according to step f) at least for the nth metal strip are taken into account for the plurality I of the reference positions bi in the calculation of the settings of the profile setting elements and the calculation of the prognosis values according to step b) for the n + xth metal strip as old adaptation values.