Method of determining setting variables for active profile and planarity setting elements for at least one roll stand for the hot-rolling of metal strip by a plurality of i = 1... I successive passes, wherein the active profile and planarity setting elements are individually settable for each pass, and for determining profile and centre planarity values for the hot-rolled metal strips; comprising the following steps: a1) presetting the target profile value and the target centre planarity after the last pass and centre planarity limit values, which are due to the process, for the metal strip after the individual passes I, wherein an interval range or a singular target centre planarity value is determined for the target centre planarity after the last pass; b) input of presets into a technological model for simulation of the hot-rolling; and c) successive computation of the setting variables for the active profile and planarity setting elements and of at least one profile value (Cx) and centre planarity value for the individual passes I with the help of the technological model on the basis of the preset; characterised in that a2) respective pass-specific interval ranges are similarly preset additionally for the target centre planarity of the metal strip after a predetermined pass k, wherein i = 1 < k < I, and for the target centre planarities after the successive passes i, wherein k < i ≤ I -1, wherein the interval ranges each lie within the centre planarity values; and c) the successive computation of the setting variables for the profile and planarity setting elements and the profile and centre planarity values for the metal strip is carried out for the individual passes with the help of the technological model with additional consideration of the respective, preferably contracted, preset interval ranges for the target centre planarities of the metal strip for the passes k ≤ i ≤ I. a1) presetting the target profile value and the target centre planarity after the last pass and centre planarity limit values, which are due to the process, for the metal strip after the individual passes I, wherein an interval range or a singular target centre planarity value is determined for the target centre planarity after the last pass; b) input of presets into a technological model for simulation of the hot-rolling; and c) successive computation of the setting variables for the active profile and planarity setting elements and of at least one profile value (Cx) and centre planarity value for the individual passes I with the help of the technological model on the basis of the preset; characterised in that a2) respective pass-specific interval ranges are similarly preset additionally for the target centre planarity of the metal strip after a predetermined pass k, wherein i = 1 < k < I, and for the target centre planarities after the successive passes i, wherein k < i ≤ I -1, wherein the interval ranges each lie within the centre planarity values; and c) the successive computation of the setting variables for the profile and planarity setting elements and the profile and centre planarity values for the metal strip is carried out for the individual passes with the help of the technological model with additional consideration of the respective, preferably contracted, preset interval ranges for the target centre planarities of the metal strip for the passes k ≤ i ≤ I.