This function enables you to use the following communication channels in your tendering process:
Communication using Web user interface (Web UI)
If a carrier does not have an SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) system, he or she can log on to the SAP TM system of the ordering party.
The carrier can view his or her freight request for quotations (freight RFQs), and submit freight quotations (FQs) through a Web UI.
If external users do not have access to the tendering functions in the SAP TM collaboration portal, but via the Overview Tendering for Carriers application, we strongly recommend that you adjust the results of the standard authorization checks using BAdI: Additional Authorization Check for Carrier Web UI (/SCMTMS/TEND_CARRIER_AUTH_CHK).
Communication using the SAP TM collaboration portal
If a carrier does not have an SAP TM system, he or she can log on to the SAP TM collaboration portal.
The SAP TM collaboration portal is the recommended communication channel rather than the Web UI.
For more information, see the administrator’s guide for SAP Transportation Management collaboration portal on SAP Service Marketplace at
.Communication using the SAP Transport Tendering mobile app for iPhone
If a carrier does not have an SAP TM system, he or she can use the SAP Transport Tendering mobile app for iPhone (sold as a separate add-on for SAP TM).
For more information, see the administrator’s guide for SAP Transport Tendering on SAP Service Marketplace at
.Communication using e-mail
The system supports e-mail communication. You must define the following criteria:
Assign a contact person to the business partner that you have defined with the role Carrier
Enter a valid e-mail address for the contact person
For more information about creating and managing business partners, see Business Partner.
For more information about using e-mails in tendering, see Customizing for Transportation Management under
.Communication using B2B messages
The SAP TM system of a carrier receives a freight RFQ as a forwarding quotation (FWQ). The carrier sends the FWQ back to the ordering party. The SAP TM system of the ordering party receives the FWQ as an FQ.