Process documentationTransportation Planning and Execution

 

You can use this process to integrate order and delivery processing in SAP ERP with transportation planning and execution in SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM). You exchange information between the systems using enterprise services.

Prerequisites

You have connected your SAP ERP system to SAP TM and made the required settings for orders and deliveries. For more information, see Prerequisites for Order and Delivery Integration.

Process

  1. Create orders (SAP ERP).

    You create orders in SAP ERP and the system sends the orders to SAP TM. The following types of orders can be sent:

    • Sales orders

    • Purchase orders

    • Stock transport orders

    • Returns orders

  2. Perform transportation planning (SAP TM).

    SAP TM performs transportation planning for the orders received from SAP ERP.

  3. Create delivery proposals (SAP TM).

    SAP TM creates delivery proposals based on the transportation planning results and sends the proposals to SAP ERP.

  4. Create deliveries (SAP ERP).

    SAP ERP creates deliveries based on the proposals received from SAP TM. Depending on the corresponding order types, the deliveries can be inbound deliveries, outbound deliveries, or returns deliveries. SAP ERP sends a confirmation of the deliveries to SAP TM.

  5. Execute transportation (SAP TM).

    SAP ERP sends the deliveries to SAP TM, which executes transportation.

Note Note

You can use other variants of this process, such as the following:

  • Order integration without delivery integration: Transportation planning and execution is carried out in SAP TM without creating delivery proposals in SAP TM and deliveries in SAP ERP.

  • Delivery integration without order integration: Orders and deliveries are created in SAP ERP without using SAP TM to create delivery proposals. Transportation planning is carried out in SAP TM after receiving the confirmed deliveries from SAP ERP.

  • Order integration with sales order scheduling in SAP TM: For more information, see Sales Order Scheduling (LO-INT-TM).

    Note that the sales order scheduling functions are only available if you have activated the ERP-TMS: Order Integration (LOG_TM_ORD_INT) business function. You cannot use the sales order scheduling functions if you have activated the ERP-TMS: Basic Order Integration (LOG_TM_ORD_INT_TRQ) business function.

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