Object documentationZone

 

A zone comprises a number of locations. You can define the following types of zone:

  • Direct zone

    You define a direct zone by directly assigning locations to this zone.

  • Postal code zone

    In the case of postal code zones, you indirectly define the locations contained in the zone. To do this, you assign a number of postal code intervals to a postal code zone. The postal code zone then contains all the locations that lie in at least one of these postal code intervals.

  • Region zone

    In the case of region zones, you indirectly define the locations contained in the zone. To do this, you assign countries, and optionally a number of regions, to a region zone. The region zone contains all locations that lie in one of the selected countries and in at least one of the regions, if you have assigned regions.

  • Leg zone

    In the case of leg zones, you indirectly define the locations contained in the zone. You define a leg of a route as a sequence of locations and, optionally, zones (direct zones, region zones, or postal code zones). The leg zone then contains all the locations that are either part of this sequence or that belong to a zone that is part of this sequence.

    Note Note

    In the zone definition, the system does not display the zones assigned to a leg, but instead simply the locations contained in the zones.

    End of the note.
  • Mixed zone

    You define mixed zones from locations, postal code intervals, and regions.

 

The properties assigned to a zone can be partly transferred to all its locations. In this way, the zone helps to reduce the volume of master data.

Example Example

All the locations that are supplied by the same warehouse are grouped in a zone.

End of the example.

The main advantage of postal code zones, region zones, and leg zones is that you can take into account one-off locations. One-off locations are locations that are not created as master data in the system. You can therefore map unloading locations, for example, that are important for one request only. One-off locations are described by addresses where you must specify at least a country, a region, and a postal code. The country makes the postal code and region information unique.

You define and maintain direct zones, postal code zones, and region zones in the definition of zones for routes in transaction /SCTM/ROUTE.

You define and maintain leg zones in the definition of routes in transaction /SCTM/ROUTE. You can only display them in the definition of zones.