Example for Creating Items 
The following is an example of how you can create a hierarchy of items of a forwarding order or forwarding quotation in SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM). For more information, see Creation of Forwarding Order Items or Forwarding Quotation Items.
Example
Item Level 1 |
Item Level 2 |
Item Level 3 |
Item Description |
Package Type |
Container |
Gross Weight |
UoM |
Net Weight |
UoM |
Tare Weight |
UoM |
Equipment Group |
Equipment Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Container |
HJCU4572305 |
5,900.00 |
KG |
3,900.00 |
KG |
2,000.00 |
KG |
Container |
20-Foot Container |
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Package |
Europallet |
3,900.00 |
KG |
3,650.00 |
KG |
250.00 |
KG |
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Product |
Spare Part |
3,650.00 |
KG |
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Container |
MWCU6059784 |
9,800.00 |
KG |
7,800.00 |
KG |
2,000.00 |
KG |
Container |
20-Foot Container |
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Package |
Europallet |
3,900.00 |
KG |
3,650.00 |
KG |
250.00 |
KG |
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Product |
Spare Part |
3,650.00 |
KG |
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Package |
Europallet |
3,900.00 |
KG |
3,650.00 |
KG |
250.00 |
KG |
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Product |
Spare Part |
3,650.00 |
KG |
As the table shows, you create two items for containers on the highest hierarchy level. The first container HJCU4572305 has a subitem on the second hierarchy level with a package of package type Europallet and a subitem on the third hierarchy level with a product of the description Spare Parts. The second container MWCU6059784 has two subitems on the second level, each with a package of package type Europallet. Each package has an additional subitem, each with a product of the description Spare Parts.
For the container MWCU6059784, the system aggregates the weight data as follows:
The container has a gross weight of 9,800 KG. Each package has a gross weight of 3,900 KG. The products each have a gross weight of 3,650 KG.
The gross weight of the package of 3,900 KG is the sum of the net weight of 3,650 KG aggregated from the product and the weight of the packaging (tare weight), which is 250 KG. The gross weight of the container of 9,800 KG is the sum of the net weight of 7,800 KG that was aggregated from the packages and the tare weight of 2,000 KG of the container.
Only the two container items that were defined on the first hierarchy level are relevant for planning. Therefore, 15,700 KG is displayed in the header data of the forwarding order as the total gross weight of the order (sum of the gross weight of 9,800 KG and 5,900 KG of both containers). The subitems only serve as additional information, but they can have an effect on the calculation of transportation charges.