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Object documentationDelivery-Based Transportation Requirement

 

Represents a transportation demand based on a delivery that was created in SAP ERP. The delivery-based transportation requirement in SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) corresponds to a single delivery in SAP ERP.

Structure

The delivery-based transportation requirement has the following structure:

  • Tabs for general data, terms and conditions, business partners, location and dates/times, notes, and administrative data.

    Contains information that is relevant for all items of a delivery-based transportation requirement.

  • Document flow

    Shows a list of preceding and subsequent documents that are related to the delivery-based transportation requirement.

  • Items

    This table shows the product items, service items, text items, and handling units. In the delivery-based transportation requirement, handling units can contain product items and other handling units. For each item, you can display more detailed information on a number of tab pages.

Statuses in the Delivery-Based Transportation Requirement

The following statuses are available in the delivery-based transportation requirement:

  • Lifecycle Status

    Status

    Description

    New

    The delivery-based transportation requirement has been created. No freight units have been assigned to the delivery-based transportation requirement yet.

    In Planning

    The delivery-based transportation requirement is in the planning process and at least one freight unit has been created for the transportation requirement.

    Planned

    All the freight units that are assigned to the delivery-based transportation requirement have been planned.

    In Execution

    The delivery-based transportation requirement is in the execution process. At least one follow-on document (not necessarily a freight unit) is in execution. For more information about the execution of a transportation requirement, see the execution status of the transportation requirement or of the follow-on documents.

    Completed

    Processing of the delivery-based transportation requirement has been completed. Execution has finished.

    Canceled

    The delivery-based transportation requirement has been canceled.

  • Execution Status

    Status

    Description

    Execution Not Started

    The execution of the delivery-based transportation requirement has not yet started.

    In Execution

    The delivery-based transportation requirement is currently being executed. At least one of the planning documents assigned to the order-based transportation requirement is in the execution process.

    Executed

    The execution of the delivery-based transportation requirement has been completed. The execution of all planning documents assigned to the delivery-based transportation requirement has been completed.
Blocks

A delivery-based transportation requirement can contain the following blocks:

  • Planning block

  • Execution block

You can configure the way in which SAP TM responds to delivery block or shipment planning block reasons from SAP ERP. You can specify whether the SAP TM system should create a planning block or an execution block or both, according to the defined SAP ERP block reason.

For more information on this see Customizing for Transportation management under:

  • ·  Start of the navigation path Integration  Next navigation step ERP Logistics Integration Next navigation step Define Enhanced Blocking of Transportation Requirements Next navigation step Define Blocks Based on ERP Delivery Block End of the navigation path

  • ·  Start of the navigation path Integration  Next navigation step ERP Logistics Integration Next navigation step Define Enhanced Blocking of Transportation Requirements Next navigation step Define Blocks  Based on ERP Shipment Planning Block End of the navigation path

Credit Check

You can set up credit control for deliveries in SAP ERP. An order or delivery has a credit status that reflects the outcome of the credit limit check on that document. If the credit status of the document is not “approved”  SAP TM receives a delivery block with blocking reason 01 (“Credit Limit”) for the document.

Packaging Information

During the packing process in SAP ERP, handling units can be created to reflect items such as containers, rail cars, or pallets. In SAP TM you can now configure the system to use the appropriate item category to create the packaging information in SAP TM.

For more information on this see Customizing for Transportation management under Start of the navigation path Integration Next navigation step ERP Logistics Integration Next navigation step Delivery-Based Transportation Requirement Next navigation step Define Usage of ERP Packaging Information  End of the navigation path

Handover Location

In SAP ERP you can define a handover location (HoL) and date for an inbound delivery. This specifies the time and place at which responsibility for goods passes from the vendor to the customer. The term “Handover Location”, as used in SAP ERP, has the same meaning as the term “Incoterm Location” used in SAP TM.

When the TM system receives handover locations from an ERP inbound delivery, the TM system decides whether to build one or two stages and whether to designate one of them as “statistical”.

Integration

The delivery-based transportation requirement is integrated with the following objects in SAP TM:

  • Freight units

    SAP TM can create freight units based on a delivery-based transportation requirement, or consume existing freight units.

  • Order-based transportation requirement

    One or more delivery-based transportation requirements consume the transportation demand of one or more order-based transportation requirements.