Definition

Filter with which the application of a function can be restricted to one or more orders, for example.

Use

You use conditions in the following functions (the relevant objects are named in the brackets):

Window for pickup or delivery (order, freight unit)

Compatibilities (order, freight unit)

Optimization profile (order, freight unit)

Split rules (order item)

Determination of shipment type (shipment)

Control rules (selection criteria: order, freight unit, order item, vehicle, shipment; change condition: order, freight unit, order item)

Route determination profile (order filtering: order, freight unit; resource assignment: vehicle)

You can define two types of condition:

You define global conditions only once and can then use them time and again. This means, for example, that you can use a condition in several windows or in a window and a compatibility.

You define one local condition for a certain function, for example, for a certain optimization profile. Changes to these conditions do not have an effect on other functions, for example, other optimization profiles, windows, or compatibilities.

Structure

A condition is defined by its validity period and any number of fields that the system uses as filter criteria. These fields come from the TP/VS field catalog and describe characteristics of the following objects:

Order/freight unit

Order item

Location

Vehicle (this object includes trailers too)

Shipment

Examples of characteristics:

Order data, for example, order number or requested delivery date

Source or destination location

Means of transport

Shipping data, for example, Incoterms

To define conditions, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Advanced Planning and Optimization → Transportation Planning/Vehicle Scheduling → Environment → Current Settings → Transportation Optimization → Define Conditions.

Integration

You have defined a TP/VS field catalog in Customizing for the Transportation Planning/Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS) component under Optimizer → Define Field Catalog .