Distribution of TAS-Relevant Documents (ALE) 

Use

The Terminal Automation System for your depot receives the information about which load IDs are to be used, as well as additional details about the pick-up or shipment by means of IDocs.

In the case of pick-ups, this information is sent using IDoc OILORD02 and for shipments, IDoc OILSHL01 is used.

Prerequisites

Output determination controls the distribution of TAS-relevant documents using ALE. To do this, you have to assign a suitable output determination procedure at item level in Customizing:

Assigning an output determination procedure

	Customizing
For pick-ups:	Sales and Distribution ® Basic Functions ® Output Control ® Output Determination ® Output Determination Using the Condition Technique ® Maintain Output Determination for Sales Documents ® Assign Output Determination Procedures ® Assign sales document items.
For shipments:	Industry Solution Oil & Gas (Downstream) ® TD (Transportation and Distribution) ® TD Output Determination ® Output Determination for Bulk Transportation Scheduling ® Assign output condition determination procedure ® Assign Output Procedure – Scheduling (Detailed Level).

The output type that is used for output in the output determination procedure is activated by condition 477 in Customizing. To do this, choose Sales and Distribution ® Basic Functions ® Output Control ® Output Determination ® Output Determination Using the Condition Technique ® Maintain Output Determination for Sales Documents ® Maintain Output Types. Condition 477 carries out the following checks so that the document can be sent:

·        The item has to be TAS-relevant

·        A load ID must be assigned to the item

·        The copy indicator of the load ID may not be set

The change message in Customizing determines whether the IDoc created is sent as a new or changed IDoc. To do this, choose Sales and Distribution ® Basic Functions ® Output Control ® Output Determination ® Output Determination Using the Condition Technique ® Maintain Output Determination for Sales Documents ® Maintain Output Types.

When document items or complete documents are deleted, corresponding IDocs are sent with deletion indicators. This occurs when the documents are posted.