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Apr 22, 2018 at 09:01 PM

Learning curve SAP TM vs. other SAP modules

472 Views Last edit Apr 28, 2018 at 07:49 AM 3 rev

Dear All,

I am working for a while now in SAP TM and have a background in SAP SRM, ECC and BW. I was expecting that my back-ground in the different SAP modules and my interest in logistics would help to get acquainted in SAP TM within a reasonable time. However I must admit it took me a lot longer than expected. I have experienced that SAP TM works quite different than the other SAP modules e.g.:

  • Not only using SAP GUI but also webdynpro(FPM) and FBI views
  • Use of BOPF
  • Use of PPF (post processing framework) and knowledge where it is used in standard SAP TM
  • Strong use of BRF+ (conditions)
  • Other handling of CRUD(Change controller and Trigger table)
  • Event Management
  • Many scenario's for different usage levels (carriers/shippers/LSP's)
  • Difficulty to predict and thoroughly test what the impact is of certain settings in for example the optimizer

To my experience these differences cause that the learning curve for TM is less steep than for other SAP Modules. I am wondering what the experiences of the rest of the community are or is it just me getting old? :)