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You use this component to set up the master data that the system uses to calculate transportation charges, such as revenues, costs, and profits. Once the system calculates the charges, you can trigger invoice creation and verification.

Integration

Charge Management is a component of SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM). The following SAP TM components are integrated with Charge Management because you can automatically calculate transportation charges in these components on the basis of the data stored in Charge Management:

Features

  • The system calculates transportation charges based on the following master data in Charge Management:

    Note that your SAP TM system can calculate transportation charges based on an agreement maintained in an external system. For more information, see External Agreements.

  • You can use the master data cockpit to access an overview of the Charge Management master data per organizational unit, business partner, and charge type. The system also shows the relationship between the different types of Charge Management master data. For more information, see Master Data Cockpit.

  • When resolving the calculation sheet, the system also takes into account the following:

    • Relevant rates

    • Additional charges

    • Other surcharges

    • Discounts for the selling (debit) as well as the buying (credit) side for all modes of transport such as trucking (land transport), rail, sea, air, and inland vessel cargo (barge)