E2TPTRM- Location Identification 
Segment E2TPTRM contains the identification numbers of a location which can be used as a key to an address database. The segment may occur within IDoc TPSDLS01 twice or up to four times. With the minimum number of 2, the departure and destination location identification are transferred and in the next two segments the sold-to party and payer ID can be defined.
Field name |
Adj. |
Format |
SAP |
Oblig. |
Significance |
TLCCAT |
1 |
CHAR 01 |
X |
Location status | |
TRMTYP |
1 |
CHAR 02 |
X |
Location category | |
SHPPNT |
A |
CHAR 04 |
VSTEL |
Shipping point | |
LODPNT |
A |
CHAR 02 |
LSTEL |
Loading point | |
LDPTXT |
CHAR 20 |
BEZEI20 |
Loading point text | ||
PLANT |
A |
CHAR 04 |
WERKS |
Plant | |
STRLOC |
A |
CHAR 04 |
LGORT |
Storage location | |
STLTXT |
CHAR 16 |
LGOBE |
Storage location text | ||
SHPPTY |
A |
CHAR 10 |
KUNNR |
Ship-to party, customer number | |
ULDPNT |
A |
CHAR 25 |
ABLAD |
Unloading point | |
SUPPLR |
A |
CHAR 10 |
LIFNR |
Vendor | |
SLDPNT |
A |
CHAR 25 |
BELAD |
Loading point | |
NODEID |
A |
CHAR 10 |
KNOTN |
Transportation connection point | |
NODTYP |
CHAR 10 |
Transportation connection point characteristic | |||
BORDER |
CHAR 01 |
Border location ID | |||
TSPNT |
CHAR 01 |
Load transfer point ID | |||
ADRNR |
CHAR 10 |
ADRNR |
Address number |
Special Fields and Domain Values in Segment E2TPTRM
Please take into account certain particular functions and/or permitted value areas in the following fields from segment E2TPTRM.
Field E2TPTRM-TLCCAT: Location Status
This ID specifies the status of the current segment for planning specifications.
Val. |
Significance |
S |
Departure location that corresponds to the delivery’s shipping location |
D |
Destination that corresponds to the delivery’s destination |
1 |
Departure location that does not correspond to the delivery’s shipping location |
2 |
Destination that does not correspond to the delivery’s destination |
B |
Sold-to party |
P |
Payer |
IDs ‘1’ and ‘2’ occur if a transportation planning system is not used for all the planning of a delivery but, for example, only for the preliminary and subsequent leg planning. For instance segment E2TPTRM with location status ‘S’ and one with location status ‘2’ would appear for the preliminary leg between the shipping point to the departure harbor.
Field E2TPTRM-TRMTYP: Location Category
Category of current location. Different fields within the segment are filled with data according to category.
Val. |
Significance |
Completed Fields |
PL |
Plant |
PLANT, STRLOC, STLTXT, ADRNR |
CU |
Customer |
SHPPTY, ULDPNT |
SU |
Vendor |
SUPPLR, SLDPNT |
OC |
One-time customer |
SHPPTY, ADRNR |
NO |
Transportation connection point, distribution point |
NODEID, NODTYP, BORDER, TSPNT, ADRNR |
SP |
Shipping point |
SHPPNT, LODPNT, LDPTXT, ADRNR |
CA |
Service agent |
SUPPLR, SLDPNT |
AD |
Address |
ADRNR |
Field E2TPTRM-NODTYP: Transportation Connection Point Characteristic
The field lists the different characteristics of a transportation connection point. Each characteristic is coded with a single letter. Up to 10 characteristics can be shown in field E2TPTRM-NODTYP as a character string.
Val. |
Significance |
C |
Distribution center |
A |
Airport |
R |
Railway station |
E |
Express railway station |
H |
Harbor |
S |
Road |
Example: E2TPTRM-NODTYP = ‘CRS’ means a distribution center with railway and road connections.
Field E2TPTRM-BORDER: Border Location Identification
This ID specifies whether the transportation connection point is a border location.
Val. |
Significance |
0 |
non-border location |
1 |
border location |
Field E2TPTRM-TSPNT: Load Transfer Point Identification
This ID specifies whether the transportation connection point is a load transfer point.
Val. |
Significance |
0 |
non-load transfer point |
1 |
load transfer point |

Please note the following when processing inward shipment (IDoc TPSSHT01):
Fields NODEID, SHPPNT, LODPNT, SHPPTY, ULDPNT, SUPPLR, SLDPNT, PLANT and STRLOC are included in the location definition of the departure or destination location of a leg in the shipment document.
This takes place according to the following rule:
IDoc |
R/3 System Shipment Document |
1st location |
1st leg departure location |
2nd location |
1st leg destination + 2nd leg starting point |
3rd location |
2nd leg destination + 3rd leg starting point |
The fields are completed as follows:
IDoc |
R/3 System Shipment Document | |
|
Leg: departure location |
Leg: destination | |
E2TPTRM-NODEID |
VTTS-KNOTA |
VTTS-KNOTZ |
E2TPTRM-SHPPNT |
VTTS-VSTEL |
VTTS-VSTEZ |
E2TPTRM-LODPNT |
VTTS-LSTEL |
VTTS-LSTEZ |
E2TPTRM-SHPPTY |
VTTS-KUNNA |
VTTS-KUNNZ |
E2TPTRM-ULDPNT/SLDPNT |
VTTS-BELAD |
VTTS-ABLAD |
E2TPTRM-SUPPLR |
VTTS-LIFNA |
VTTS-LIFNZ |
E2TPTRM-PLANT |
VTTS-WERKA |
VTTS-WERKZ |
E2TPTRM-STRLOC |
VTTS-LGORTA |
VTTS-LGORTZ |

Only one field can be completed in fields NODEID, SHPPNT, SHPPTY, SUPPLR and PLANT.
Field LODPNT is optional and should only be completed if field SHPPNT has been completed.
Field STRLOC is optional and should only be completed if field PLANT has been completed.
Field ULDPNT is optional and should only be completed if field SHPPTY has been completed.
Field SLDPNT is optional and should only be completed if field SUPPLR has been completed.
All other fields is this segment are ignored.
An error occurs if the location definition does not adhere to the rules described above.