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Overview on LE-TransportationGo to start of metadata 1. Overview

 Transportation processing is a central element in the Logistics chain. The functionality allows you tocontrol and monitor the entire shipment.

 Transportation processing can be used both for goods receipt and goods issue so that all goodsmovements can be represented in the system. Incoming shipments are made on the goods receipt side

following the goods purchase order and shipping notication outgoing shipments are made on the salesside following the sales order and delivery creation.E!ective transportation planning and processing ensure that shipments are dispatched without delay andarrive on schedule. Transportation costs play an essential role in the calculation of the price of a product.It is important to "eep these transportation costs to a minimum so that the price of a product remainscompetitive. E#cient transportation planning and processing helps to "eep these costs down.2. Purpose

 The purpose of this document is to provide an understanding on the Transportation process and therelevant customi$ing settings.

3. Requirements for carrying out transportation processing:

%. &or outgoing shipments' the following re(uirements must be met for transportation processing) The delivery type must be *agged as relevant for transportation in +ustomi$ing. The underlying deliveries must contain a route. The routes of the deliveries must be *agged as relevant for transportation in +ustomi$ing. The transportation bloc"ing reason in the delivery header must be blan".If the above re(uirements are met' the transportation planning status in the delivery is set to ,,.. In the case of incoming shipments' the following re(uirement must be met for transportationprocessing)

 The delivery type must be *agged as relevant for transportation in +ustomi$ing.4. Customizing Settings:4.1 aintain !ransportation P"anning Point

 The transportation planning point is an organi$ational unit responsible for planning shipments withparticular features. /i!erent groups of shipping personnel responsible for organi$ing shipments isdened as transportation planning point. shipment is assigned to one transportation planning point. The transportation planning point is

assigned to a +ompany code.0enu) 123O-4Enterprise 1ettings 4 /enition 4 Logistics E5ecution 4 0aintain transportation planningpoint

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4.2 #e$ne Routes The route determines the itinerary and the means of transport in shipping' and in*uences transportationscheduling. 1hipping type' 1ervice agent and Transportation schedule is maintained in a 3oute.0enu) 123O-4 Logistics E5ecution 4 Transport 4 6asic Transportation &unctions 4 3outes 4 /ene

3outes 4 /ene 3outes nd 1tages Transaction +ode) 78T+

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4.2.1 aintain Route #etermination The 12 1ystem determines routes automatically for each sales document item. It determines theitinerary and mode of transport in shipping.3outes are determined depending on the following criteria)+ountry and departure $one 9departure $one of the shipping point:1hipping conditions agreed in the sales order

 The shipping condition is dened in shipping point determination. Transportation group of the material+ountry and transportation $one 9receiving $one: of the ship-to party

 The 12 1ystem copies the route from the sales document item into the delivery at header level.

4.3 #e$ne S%ipment !ypes The shipment types represent the di!erent forms of transportation processing in sales and distribution. The following forms of transportation processing are distinguished)In an in&ivi&ua" s%ipment' one or more deliveries are transported by a single mode of transport fromone point of departure to one nal destination.In a co""ective s%ipment' one or more deliveries are transported by a single mode of transport fromone or more points of departure to one or more nal destinations.In a mu"timo&a" s%ipment' deliveries are transported by several modes of transport between one ormore points of departure and one or more nal destinations.0enu) Logistics E5ecution 4 Transport 4 1hipments 4 /ene 1hipment Types

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4.4 #e$ne S%ipment Cost !ypes  The shipment cost types and item categories that contain all important control features for the shipmentcost document' such as)

;umber range1tatus re(uirements for the shipment documents2arameters for shipment costing2arameters for shipment settlement 4.4.1 #e$ne 'tem Categories 0enu) 123O-4Logistics E5ecution 4 Transport 4 1hipment +osts 4 1hipment +ost /ocument 41hipment +ost Types and Item +ategories

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<hen shipment costs are transferred' the system chec"s whether a purchase order e5ists. If the systemdoes not nd a purchase order' you can dene whether' and in what period' the system should create apurchase order.

 The value input in the eld Generate 2O controls the generation of purchase order.&= 8alues 

/o not generate purchase order

Generate purchase order for validity period of %day

6 Generate purchase order for validity period of %wee"

+ Generate purchase order for validity period of %month

 4.4.2 #e$ne S%ipment Cost !ypes1hipment cost types controls the overall status of the shipment for creation of a shipment cost documentand it also denes the number ranges for shipment cost documents.0enu 2ath) 123O-4 Logistics E5ecution 4 Transport 4 1hipment +osts 4 1hipment +ost /ocument 4

1hipment +ost Types and Item +ategories

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4.4.3 (ssign s%ipment cost types an& item categoriesssign item categories to every shipment cost type' ta"ing into account the corresponding cost type. <ecan also assign the valuation class for G>L account determination and specify whether the item of thecorresponding item category is to be created automatically or must be entered manually.0enu) 123O-4 Logistics E5ecution 4 Transport 4 1hipment +osts 4 1hipment +ost /ocument 41hipment +ost Types and Item +ategories

4.4.4 S%ipment Cost Re"evance an& #efau"t for S%ipment Cost !ypeIn this section' we assign the shipment cost types to the shipment types and set an indicator to showwhether the cost type is relevant to shipment costing. <e have to do this for every cost type in everyshipment type.0enu) 123O-4 Logistics E5ecution 4 Transport 4 1hipment +osts 4 1hipment +ost /ocument 41hipment +ost 3elevance and /efault for 1hipment +ost Type(ctivities%. ssign a shipment cost type to every shipment type.. 1et the corresponding indicator for all shipment cost relevant cost types in the shipment types.

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). aintain !ransportation Re"evanceIn this 1tep' we need to set the transportation relevance for delivery types' delivery item categories androutes./elivery types and delivery item categories for which transportation processing is to be carried out mustbe characteri$ed as relevant for transportation. ll routes that are to be used for the shipment must alsobe set as relevant for transportation.0enu ) 123O-4 Logistics E5ecution 4 Transport 4 1hipments 4 0aintain Transportation 3elevance