Transportation

[Former Member]

Hi!

I would like to know the senario of "Transportation". It could be very helpful for me.plz...

Thanks & Regards,

raju.

[former_member184555 · Accepted solution]

Hi

Please go through this document to have a fair idea about transportation.

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/LETRA/SDTRA.pdf

Thanks,

Ravi

[Former Member]

Hi,

When the company is involving in the transportation activities ,these are the two thinngs

involved in the transportation.

1.Shippment process.

2.Shippment cost settlement process.

1.The shippment document is one of the important element in the shippment process. The shippment

document will be create with reference of Delivery doc.

The system will allow you to create shippment document for the delivery before PGI and after picking

completion.

The shippment document containes the all necessary data which is helpfull to carry out transportation

planning.

Ex:- What is route, what is the carrier,what is mode of the transport,distence of the route,what are

the stages in that route..etc.

The shippment cost document will be created with the reference of shippment document.

Based on the shippment cost document the amount will be settled to the carrier or transporter.

When we create a delivery we just issue the goods from plant (the process of releasing the goods

from storage location) we only release the goods from plant but not physically deliver it;

As long as the customer is going to pick up the goods from you plant its fine.

But not always would the customer gets his deliveries picked up from the seller. In fact it is a usual

practice for the seller to deliver the goods right to the customers Door Step.

To enable this we need to carry the goods to customer door step.

Now as should happen logically if a truck is going from point A to point B to deliver Customer X for say

delivery number 999. we would like to combine all other deliveries (say delivery 999, 123, 567 all are due

from Route A to B) which are due for the path A to B this reduces cost.

So Shipment ABC will contain Delivery 999, 123, 567 in this case and we end up physically delivering the goods.

The process of combining the deliveries in such a manner is what is contained by Shipment Document.

Again if transport is done for Bulk it is called Bulk Shipment for Packed it is called SD Shipment and so on.

But nevertheless the Shipment Document contains the Deliveries which have to be delivered to the customer.

Reward Points if above info helps

[Former Member]

Hi,

Following are the functions of transportation in SAP :

1). Transportation Planning

2). Shipment Execution

3). Monitoring Shipments

4). Shipment Cost Processing & Settlement

Please refer below for scenarion understanding :

Create Shipment Document

Use

After the status of the delivery is open for transportation planning, it is possible to create a shipment document to schedule the transportation.

Logistics  Logistic Execution  Transportation Transportation Planning  Create  Single document

T.code: VT01n

Enter your transportation planning point and shipment type. Press enter.

Creating the shipment cost document

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After the deliveries are scheduled by shipment and the shipment is executed, now it is time to maintain and close the shipment document in order to record all relative information and ready for the shipment cost settlement.

Logistics  Logistic Execution  Transportation Shipment cost  Create  Single document

T.code: VI01.

After creation of shipment cost doc. You settle the Shipment cost.

Go to VI02, enter shipment cost no.and press enter.

Then go to Overview -- Fright cost items, Select hte line item and double click it.

Go as main menu: Itme --> Acc. assignment, You enter G/L acc. and cost center to which the transportation cost will be posted.

On the Standard change, details – Freight cost items screen, then check the check box “Transfer”, which means you will transfer the relative transportation cost to FI/CO, in this case, the system should determined which Purchase Order will used to settle the cost, so after you check the “Transfer” check box.

Press save button on the current screen.

Shipment cost settlement and documents:

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After the shipment cost settled in shipment cost document, it has the following affects:

It creates a service entry sheet that refers to the purchase order determined.

It posts acceptance of services performed.

It creates an accounting document for the accruals.

Further subsequent documents are created in FI.

Reward points if this helps.

Regards,

Harsh