Transportation Request 
Definition
A request to transport goods from one or more shippers to one or more consignees in accordance with agreed terms and conditions. In an intracompany integration scenario, the request can represent either an order-based transportation requirement (preliminary) or a delivery-based transportation requirement (final). In a B2B scenario, it can represent a forwarding quotation or a forwarding order. A transportation request can also include the assignment of transportation stages.
Technical Data
Entity Type |
Business Object |
Software Component Version |
SAPTM 1.10 |
TransportationRequest |
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Object Category |
Business Process Object |
Business Context and Use
The Transportation Request business object enables a carrier to perform the following transportation activities:
Receive requests for quotation from a customer and submit a forwarding quotation. If the quotation is accepted by the customer, the carrier can then create a forwarding order based on the forwarding quotation.
Create a forwarding order based on an order received from a customer. The carrier uses the forwarding order to plan and execute the transportation activities. It is also used for the customer settlement process.
Note that a customer could be either a shipper, a logistics service provider, or a carrier who subcontracts transportation services to another carrier.
The Transportation Request business object enables a shipper to carry out transportation planning and execution for order-based transportation requirements and delivery-based requirements that were created based on orders and deliveries received from a logistics execution system.
For more information about the business context, see the documentation of the Transportation Request Processing process component.