Method for monitoring and controlling a plant for rolling metal products, particularly for rolling metal strips, comprising at least one rolling train with at least one roll stand, wherein the method is carried out with use of a multi-stage management system, wherein advance computation of work variables of the rolling process in the form of set values for a Level 1 automation of the multi-stage management system is carried out in a Level 2 automation of the multi-stage management system in dependence on the nature of the product to be produced, wherein the quality of the set values prior to transfer to the Level 1 automation is assessed in a device, which is superordinate to the Level 2 automation, for process optimisation for different processing situations such as, for example, product change, restart after standstill or speed change of the plant and depending on a predetermined processing situation the set values of the Level 2 automation are at least in part taken over or at least in part discarded and/or at least in part increased or decreased in the device for process optimisation, wherein a definition of different process classes respectively for different processing situations is filed in the device for process optimisation, wherein work variables of the rolling process are detected and regulated in the Level 1 automation, wherein the work variables of the Level 1 automation and the set values of the Level 2 automation are filed in the device for process optimisation with grouping according to function classes, wherein the function classes are selected from a group comprising the rolling gap of the roll stands, the planarity of the product as planarity of even order without regulation, the planarity of the product as planarity of even order with regulation, the tilt of the rolls, the strip tension and/or the rolling material cooling, wherein the set values are selectively taken over at least in part and/or discarded at least in part and/or increased or decreased at least in part according to function classes in dependence on a predetermined processing situation, wherein at least one dimension in the form of a work variable and/or a set value is assigned to each function class and the process classes form a matrix with at least one dimension with work variables and/or set values defined for the respective function class, wherein the assessment of the quality of the set values when resetting of the plant from a first to a second processing situation takes place comprises the following steps: a) reading-in of work variables defined for the relevant process class, b) computation of a first characteristic magnitude DeltaC2Ref for the quality of the historical set values relevant for the processing situation as well as computation of a second characteristic magnitude DeltaC2Act for the quality of the current set values for the processing situation and resulting from discard at least in part of the historical set values, wherein the characteristic magnitudes DeltaC2Act and DeltaC2Ref are determined in the form of a defined value number k, c) comparison of mean values AvgDeltaC2Act, AvgDeltaC2Ref of the value number k of the characteristic magnitudes (DeltaC2Act and DeltaC2Ref) determined in accordance with step b), d) generation of an adaptation code based on an assessment of the cases |AvgDeltaC2Act| >= |AvgDeltaC2Ref| from the defined number of computations in accordance with step b) and e) activation of a command group in dependence on the adaptation code if the defined number of computations in accordance with method step b) is reached and f) activation of a command group in dependence on a rule, which is provided for the processing situation, if a defined number of computations in accordance with method step b) is not reached, wherein the command groups are selected from a group comprising take-over of set values, increase of set values, decrease of set values, retention of set values. a) reading-in of work variables defined for the relevant process class, b) computation of a first characteristic magnitude DeltaC2Ref for the quality of the historical set values relevant for the processing situation as well as computation of a second characteristic magnitude DeltaC2Act for the quality of the current set values for the processing situation and resulting from discard at least in part of the historical set values, wherein the characteristic magnitudes DeltaC2Act and DeltaC2Ref are determined in the form of a defined value number k, c) comparison of mean values AvgDeltaC2Act, AvgDeltaC2Ref of the value number k of the characteristic magnitudes (DeltaC2Act and DeltaC2Ref) determined in accordance with step b), d) generation of an adaptation code based on an assessment of the cases |AvgDeltaC2Act| >= |AvgDeltaC2Ref| from the defined number of computations in accordance with step b) and e) activation of a command group in dependence on the adaptation code if the defined number of computations in accordance with method step b) is reached and f) activation of a command group in dependence on a rule, which is provided for the processing situation, if a defined number of computations in accordance with method step b) is not reached,