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The forwarding order data received from your ordering party can change during the process. The change controller in SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) checks whether forwarding orders or forwarding quotations have changed and propagates the changes to the freight unit. You can define how the change controller executes the changes as follows:

  • Synchronous

  • Asynchronous

  • Synchronous with fallback to asynchronous

Prerequisites

  • You have defined the way the system propagates the changes to successor documents in Customizing for SAP Transportation Management under

      Transportation Management   Forwarding Order Management   Forwarding Order   Define Forwarding Order Types   and under

      Transportation Management   Forwarding Order Management   Forwarding Quotation   Define Forwarding Quotation Types  

  • You have implemented the batch report Background Job to Process Triggers Periodically (/SCMTMS/PROCESS_TRIGGER_BGD), in case you process the changes asynchronous.

  • You have created the necessary change controller strategies and change controller conditions in Customizing for SAP Transportation Management under   SCM Basis   Process Controller   Define Strategy  .

  • You have specified whether freight units can be deleted or canceled in Customizing for SAP Transportation Management unter   Transportation Management   Planning   Freight Unit   Define Freight Unit Types  .

Features

Changed Forwarding Order or Forwarding Quotation Data

You can change forwarding orders or forwarding quotations, for example, dates, locations or weights. The system updates the freight units automatically when saving the data.

You can change and update forwarding order or forwarding quotation data and add and delete items, even if the freight unit is already built and the planning is completed. The system updates the freight units when saving the data.

If you perform the changes asynchronously, the system can change the freight unit even if another process locks it. The system updates the freight unit as soon as the freight unit is unlocked. The system processes the changes in the background using the Report Background Job to Process Triggers Periodically (/SCMTMS/PROCESS_TRIGGER_BGD).

You can check in the application log if the system correctly propagated asynchronous processed changes. Open the log in the SAP Easy Access Menu under   Application Administration   General Settings   Log  .

If you perform the changes synchronously, the system informs you immediately about a locked freight unit. You can not propagate the changes.

In case the forwarding order or forwarding quotation has the approval status Approval Needed and with your change the approval becomes redundant, the system deletes the workitem from the workflow.

Canceled Forwarding Orders or Forwarding Quotations

You can cancel forwarding orders and forwarding quotations. The system either deletes or cancels the freight unit. If you have specified, that the system can only cancel freight units, the freight unit remains with the status Canceled. Otherwise, the system deletes the freight unit.

In case the forwarding order or the forwarding quotation has the approval status Approval Needed, the system deletes the workitem from the workflow.

More Information

For more information about changes to freight order data, see Change Controller.

For more information about changes within the integrated ERP process, see Integration of Changed and Deleted ERP Orders and Deliveries.