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You can use this function to create, edit, and display freight orders.

Prerequisites

You have defined freight order types in Customizing. You define the most important settings for the freight order in the freight order type. For more information, see Customizing for Transportation Management under   Freight Order Management   Freight Order   Define Freight Order Types  .

Features

Creation of Freight Orders

You have the following options:

  • Manual Creation

    For more information, see Manually Creating Freight Orders.

  • Creation from Transportation Planning

    In interactive planning (manual planning and VSR optimization) and in planning in the background, freight orders are created as a result of transportation planning.

    For more information, see Planning and Background Processing: Planning Run.

    Alternatively, you can choose New in the transportation cockpit to create a freight order directly. You can also create, for example, a freight order for a trailer in this way. For more information about creating freight orders for trailers, see Use of Trailers.

  • Direct Creation from a Business Document in Forwarding Order Management (FWM Business Documents)

    For more information, see Direct Creation of Freight Orders.

  • Creation by Copying

    You can create a freight order by copying an existing one (reference document). The system copies the header data and the logistical data. However, it does not copy references to freight units and execution information.

Editing and Displaying Freight Orders

You can edit and display freight orders on the following user interfaces:

  • Freight Order Table

    In SAP NetWeaver Business Client, choose   Freight Order Management   Land   Overview Freight Orders   or   Planning   Worklist   Overview Planning  .

  • User Interfaces for Editing and Displaying

    In SAP NetWeaver Business Client, choose   Freight Order Management   Land   Edit Freight Order   or Display Freight Order.

  • Transportation Cockpit

    In SAP NetWeaver Business Client, choose   Planning   Planning   Transportation Cockpit  .

    Freight orders are only displayed in the transportation cockpit if they match the criteria of the selection profile for freight orders and freight bookings (see Use of Profile and Layout Sets).