Technical Name of Business Function |
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Type of Business Function |
Enterprise Business Function |
Available From |
SAP Enhancement Package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 |
Technical Usage |
Central Applications |
Application Component |
|
Required Business Function |
Not relevant |
You use this business function to create, change, delete, or display logistical incoming invoices that refer to reference documents in SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM). This allows you to carry out invoice processing for the connected transportation management system in SAP ERP and thus use the main ERP invoice processing functions in MM and SD.
Invoice verification for documents that originate from SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) is possible with SAP Transportation Management 8.0 (SAP TM 8.0) or higher.
This function is available only if you have SAP TM connected.
Technically, the data is transferred from the transportation management system to SAP ERP using enterprise services:
Logistics Invoice Verification (MM-IV)
In SAP ERP, internal documents that the system requires for invoice creation are created for Logistics Invoice Verification on the basis of the TM data. When incoming invoices are entered or canceled,
the connected transportation management system is informed by enterprise service (Supplier Invoice Notification - InvoiceNotification_Out
).
While verifying invoices in SAP ERP, a URI to display a specific freight settlement document can be retrieved from SAP TM by enterprise service (GetTransportationDocumentURI
)
Billing (SD-BIL)
In SAP ERP, outgoing invoices are created on the basis of the TM data, which are sent to bill-to parties.
You have installed the following components as of the version mentioned:
Type of Component |
Component |
Required for the Following Features Only |
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Software Component |
SAP_APPL 604 |
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XI/ESR Content |
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Invoice Notification |
Set up Customizing
For incoming and outgoing invoices, make the appropriate Customizing settings in Integration with Other SAP Components
under .
Set user parameters
You must set up the user parameter TM_INVOICE_CLERK
in the user data accordingly. With the user parameter TM_INVOICE_CLERK
, you control which tabs the user
sees when entering or changing incoming invoices in the transactions MIRO
and MIR7
, in change mode in the transaction MIR4
, and in GR/IR clearing account maintenance in the transaction MR11
.
The user parameter has the following alternatives:
Blank
The user sees the TM Reference
and PO Reference
tabs, as well as the G/L Account
tab that is visible according to Customizing.
01
The user only sees the TM Reference
tab and, depending on Customizing, the G/L Account
tab. The PO Reference
tab is hidden.
02
The user does not see the TM Reference
tab, but sees the PO Reference
tab, as well as all tabs that are visible according to Customizing (Material Account
, G/L
Account
, and Contract Reference
).
Set up workflow
You must activate the workflow WS53800006
for the incoming invoice (BUS2081
) so that the connected transportation management system is informed by a service. In
addition, you must activate event linkage for the events POSTED
and CANCELLED
.
Activate business function
You must activate the business function Operations, Enterprise Services (LOG_ESOA_OPS_2
)
to be able to use enterprise services for incoming and outgoing invoices.
You can use the following functions:
Enter and check invoices
In the transaction MIRO
, you can enter and check invoices with reference to the transportation management system. The additional tab TM Reference
is available
for this purpose. Here you can determine documents based on logistics data such as freight order, carrier, bill of lading, air waybill, voyage number, and flight number.
Park and hold invoices
In the same way as in transaction MIRO
, in transaction MIR7
you can park, hold, or completely enter invoices with reference to the transportation management
system.
Display invoices
When you display invoices in the transaction MIR4
, logistics data from SAP TM is also displayed.
List invoices
In the transaction MIR6
, you can list incoming invoices that were entered with reference to the transportation management system. You can restrict the selection to invoice documents with a TM reference.
Cancel invoices
In the transaction MR8M
, you can completely cancel invoices that were entered with reference to a transportation management system. The additional tab TM Reference
is
available when you display the invoice.
Note
Note that background processing of invoices is not supported.
For more information, see Processing of Incoming Invoices.
When invoice documents are archived, TM-relevant data (table RSEG_TM
; archiving object MM_REBEL
) is also archived. The archiving reports RM08RW47
and RM08RD47
have been
adapted.
For more information, see Archiving of Incoming Invoices.
You can execute evaluated receipt settlement with reference to documents in the transportation management system. Evaluated receipt settlement has been enhanced to include the following functions:
The selection screen for evaluated receipt settlement has been enhanced to include TM-specific data (transaction MRRL
).
Instead of purchasing data, TM-specific data is now output in the invoice. You can transmit messages with the output type ERS
by fax and print output (transaction MR90
). Transmission by EDI is not implemented.
When incoming invoices are entered, the connected transportation management system is informed by enterprise service (SupplierInvoiceNotification - InvoiceNotification_Out
).
For more information, see Evaluated Receipt Settlement.
In the transaction MRBR
, you can search for blocked invoices with a TM reference using TM-specific data and release them. You can also navigate to the details of the reference document in the connected transportation management system (via RFC).
For more information, see Release of Incoming Invoices.
In the transaction MR11
, you can balance the GR/IR clearing account for documents that refer to the transportation management system. You can also select items with a balance in the clearing account based on transportation-relevant data.
The results list displays information relevant for transportation, such as freight order or bill of lading.
For more information, see Maintenance of GR/IR Clearing Account.
The following BAPIs were enhanced to include TM-specific data:
BAPI_INCOMINGINVOICE_CREATE1
: Invoice Verification: Hold/ Park/ Park As Complete/ Post Incoming Invoice
Note
In SAP enhancement package 4, the following BAPIs were enhanced instead of BAPI_INCOMINGINVOICE_CREATE1
:
BAPI_INCOMINGINVOICE_CREATE
: Invoice Verification: Post Incoming Invoice
BAPI_INCOMINGINVOICE_PARK
: Invoice Verification: Hold/ Park/ Park As Complete Incoming Invoice
BAPI_INCOMINGINVOICE_GETDETAIL
: Invoice Verification: Display Incoming Invoice
BAPI_INCOMINGINVOICE_GETLIST
: Invoice Verification: List Incoming Invoices
BAPI_INCOMINGINVOICE_CHANGE
: Invoice Verification: Change Provisional Invoice
The following BAPIs were also adapted accordingly:
BAPI_INCOMINGINVOICE_DELETE
BAPI_INCOMINGINVOICE_POST
BAPI_INCOMINGINVOICE_CANCEL
For more information, see Integration: Invoice Processing (MM-IV/SD-BIL) - SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM).
In the IDoc INVOIC01/INVOIC02
(invoice/billing document
) there is a new qualifier in the segment type E1EDP02
that specifies the TM document more exactly. The following qualifiers are new:
T01
= Freight order
T02
= Bill of lading
T03
= Air waybill
T04
= Flight number
T05
= Voyage number
Note
For technical reasons, in SAP ERP one purchase order is created per freight settlement document, which the system requires for invoice creation. If several freight settlement documents are transferred with reference to one TM document, the EDI invoice item can only be assigned using this purchase
order number. For a unique assignment, there is also the qualifier TP1
(TM purchase order number
) available. It is possible to transfer several segment types E1EDP02
per invoice item with the IDoc (for example,
the qualifiers T01
, T03
, and TP1
).
You can also use the functions for editing outgoing invoices for invoices that originate from the transportation management system.
You can integrate order processing in SAP ERP with the transportation management system.
For more information, see SAP Library for SAP ERP on SAP Help Portal at
.