In case of STO through SD route, while creating STO Document, Plant Shipping point will be used as supplying Plant and Plant as a Customer is used as Receiving Plant. For these Plant Shipping Point and Plant as a Customer, separate locations will be created in SAP TM system. Hence for a same physical location of Plant, we'll get different locations as Plant Shipping Point and Plant Customer.

Below is the Example:

Materials need to be transferred from Plant A to Plant B to Plant C. So two STO and subsequent deliveries will be created from Plant A to B and Plant B to C respectively. Accordingly their DTR will also be created w.r.t. the Delivery.

Plant A to Plant B

In DTR created w.r.t. delivery to move goods from Plant A to B, Location of "Plant A shipping point" and Location of "Plant B Customer" is user as Source and Destination respectively.

Plant B to Plant C

In DTR created w.r.t. delivery to move goods from Plant B to C, Location of "Plant B shipping point" and Location of "Plant C Customer" is user as Source and Destination respectively.

Issue in Schedule to transfer goods from A to B to C
Now when I want to make a schedule from Plant A to Plant B to Plant C, in this case which location of Plant B should I use in schedule i.e. should I use "Plant B Customer" Location or should I use "Plant B Shipping Point" location so that Freight units of both the above cases can be assigned to that schedule?

Please suggest how to resolve the same as multiple location of same physical location may create issue while scheduling and execution of freight order?

In real time world, we come across with different messages of different types while working on the TM applications. Sometimes they may be expected or unexpected. There may be various reasons why messages are thrown by system. May be Master data / customizing is missing or data incorrectly maintained or coding is wrong.

These messages are of different types –

Error – Icon Appear in red color in front of the message

Warning – Icon Appear in yellow color in front of the message

Success/Information – Icon Appear in green color in front of the message

In this blog we will see various techniques’ to find out the code when such expected/unexpected messages have appeared in the application screen. Therefore it is easier to understand what went wrong after a thorough technical analysis and further corrections can be done in order to fix the problem.

Note that we can find out the message class and message number by putting the cursor on top of the message as soon as it is appeared on screen.

1.     Using Where used list

Whenever we come across with a message, first thing that comes in to mind is doing where used list on the message class and message number. Go to SE91 transaction -> enter the Message class and Message number -> Click on where used list.

Sometimes this works and sometimes not. This is because of the various ways of message handling done in the underlying ABAP code. If the ABAP Objects are displayed upon doing the where used list, put a breakpoint at the code where this message is raised and start debugging for further analysis.

Where used list works if coding done in the following manner.

  MESSAGE E504(/SCMTMS/UI_MESSAGES) INTO LS_MESSAGE_ERROR-PLAINTEXT WITH MV_ID.

At times you will find MESSAGE statement is used but it is not caught when where used list is done. This is because of written MESSAGE statement is for generic purpose. In such cases we may use the Watch-point technique.

2.     Using Breakpoint technique

When where used list approach did not work to find the ABAP code, then we can use the Break-point technique.

You can put a dynamic break-point while in debugging mode by clicking on ‘Create breakpoint’ button -> Then Popup is displayed with multiple Tabs. Here we can choose either of the below options.

1. You can put a breakpoint on ABAP
   command – Message
2. You can put a breakpoint on class - /SCMTMS/CL_COMMON_HELPER
   and method - MSG_HELPER_ADD_SYMSG
3. You can put a breakpoint on Message by
   entering the Message ID, Message Number and Message Type.

3.     Using Watch-point technique

When where used list approach did not work to find the ABAP code , then we can also use the Watch point technique.

But if you are not aware where to keep a breakpoint to launch debugging, keep a breakpoint in FPM relevant class. Since TM applications are developed using Floor Plan Manager (FPM) as the frontend framework, relevant classes must be executed upon launching the application.

Class – CL_FPM_EVENT or any other class which you think gets executed.

Method – CONSTRUCTOR

Please note that, above class and method is executed for every action/event performed in the TM Web applications.

Watch-point can be created after debugging is launched.

After debugging session is open, start creating a watch-point on SY-MSGID andSY_MSGNO system variables. You can very well place the additional conditions to arrive at the exact place of code.

4.     via Class based approach

Sometimes it happens that we will not be able to find the exact place of code where messages are raised using both the Break-point and Watchpoint techniques. This is especially when framework (PPF / BOPF level) messages are thrown by system.

Then you can put a breakpoint in below class and method to debug and identify how and where messages are coming from.

Class - /SCMTMS/CL_COMMON_HELPER and Method - MSG_HELPER_ADD_SYMSG

Below example code is to display a info message from message class /SCMTMS/UI_MESSAGES and puts it into the BOPF message object EO_MESSAGE.  When you execute this code the issued message will also be shown on the User Interface.

       DATA: LV_TEMP TYPE C.

       MESSAGE I008 (/SCMTMS/UI_MESSAGES) INTO LV_TEMP.

        CALL METHOD  /SCMTMS/CL_COMMON_HELPER=>MSG_HELPER_ADD_SYMSG

    EXPORTING

      IV_KEY = /SCMTMS/IF_TOR_C=>SC_BO_KEY “INSTANCE KEY

      IV_NODE_KEY = /SCMTMS/IF_TOR_C=>SC_NODE-ROOT “BO KEY

   CHANGING

     CO_MESSAGE = EO_MESSAGE. “CURRENT MESSAGE

Some other important Message handling related classes are:

Class - /BOBF/CL_FRW_FACTORY

Method - GET_MESSAGE

Use: Return a Message Object. This method will return the instance of message class. This method is called for Message handling in BOPF

Class - /SCMTMS/CL_MSG_HELPER

Method - MSG_HELPER_ADD_SYMSG

Use - BOBF Message handling helper: Add SY-message. This method is called to add BOPF specific messages

Class- CL_FPM_MESSAGE_MANAGER.

Use - Whenever messages are coming in FPM application (SAP TM), if we do not know how they are coming or where they are coming from, then keep a breakpoint in Methods of this class.

Additional tips:

/BOFU/IF_FBI_VIEW_EXITINTF_RUN – You will find this interface implemented in all VIEWEXIT classes in TM.

Method ADAPT_MESSAGES: Modify the returned messages from the Modify and DO_ACTION service calls.

Hi experts,

before assigning my own pdf form, I wanted to try out the Standard forms using Profile /SCMTMS/TOR_PRINT_ROAD. I was able to execute one of the Actions successfully from the freight order. but, whatever form I try, the preview is always blank. Has anyone previewed the pdf forms road waybill, shipping notification or load list that should be printable on the freight order. if yes, can u give me a hint what I need to do, so that I get the preview. I have read the enhancement guide from Holger Polch.

Thanks in advance for sharing

Petra

Hi Experts,

I have created a freight order in TM 9.1 as a result of optimizer planning. However the purchasing organization appearing in the freight order is not in line with what is defined in freight order type configuration. I tried changing the same but during the document saving, it is again moving back to wrong purchasing organization. Due to this the charge calculation is also not happening as freight agreement has different purchasing organization. Any idea on how to resolve the issue?

Thanks in advance for your help

Regards

Sandeep Patil

Hi,

In the Freight Booking order there is Charges tab.

These Charges Tab have charges like OCF,BAF,etc which are in
Rate Table currency.

The charges Tab also have ‘Final Amount’ column in the
charges Tab which gives the  amount in Document /Freight order currency
and not in the Rate table currency.

  These charges are further send in the FWSD or settlement
document to the invoicing system.

Some customer  wants to invoice the charges for some cases in the
Rate table currency and not in Document currency.

Is there is possibility by some means to pass the ‘Final
Amount’ in rate table currency?

Thanks and regards

Abhishek

Hi,

Can you let me know how can I check and know the time taken to save FWO, FB,Fo etc. Also time taken when we execute report via POWL how do we measure it.

Secondly in order to tune up the performance of business objects and TM table values how do we take this up? Is there any specific transactions technically we can use to improve and monitor the performance

Dear all,

we as a shipper (Chemistry business) want to introduce SAP TM.

We are currently using LE-TRA for the processing of our shipments. There is a standard functionality which allows shipment costs (as calculated in the Shipment cost document) to be billed directly to the bill-to-parties of the included deliveries/sales orders. With SAP TM, we want to perform charge calculation in TM, of course. To our current knowledge, there is no standard functionality which allows shipment costs transferred from SAP TM to SAP ERP to be billed to the customer. Is there any "common" custom development or does anyone have an idea where to start for this?

HI Experts,

After planning and accepting freight order, the freight order overall status remains green. The moment I create delivery from TM in ECC, the freight order status turns red with the message "Time conflict in Freight Order for Std Process 6159000291 in XXXX-Freight Unit - fix window 4100000652". I checked the freight unit times and they are matching with times in delivery. Due to this error, shipment creation is no longer possible. Any idea how to resolve this?

Thanks in advance for your help

Regards

Sandeep Patil

Hi,

Can someone throw light how we access or find out if there is any  database issue or where fine tuning is required for improving ABAP performance using tcode sdf/mon.

Currently when I enter into transaction and select SQL trace etc we only get info about the job and program is running status but don't have any idea about the performance of the jobs etc

Hi All,

How to add Rate Tables/Calculation Sheets/Agreements etc in a Transport Request ?
Because while creating its not asking for Transport reequest.

Reply ASAP pls.

TM - 9.0

Thanks,
Michael.

i am trying to create Organization model by following below path:

IMG->SAP Transportation Management->Transportation Management->Master data->Organizational Management->Organizational Model->Create Organizational model

After clicking create button i am landing below screen.

After pressing enter button, i am landing below screen.

as i have indicated, i am not getting org. data and Address tab on the above screen.

I am completely new to SAP TM. Please help.

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Hi All,

I am looking for your advice on learning SAP TM. I do have experience on Logistics more than 5 years as I was working in 3PL company in Dot net platform. I want to get into SAP TM (functional consultant). I would like to know what are the things I should know (SAP ECC, SAP LE,...) before SAP TM.  Could any one please advice me where to start?

Thanks,

SJ

Hi Experts,

I hope you can help me with the following question. Based on forwarding orders we created freight units with requested start and snd delivery dates that we assign to a freight order. Afterwards the transportation planner calls the customer in order to get an appointment (Date and Time Window) at the customer DC. Now we want to update manually the freight order with the appointment information. The questions is where?

According to saphelp.com for TM9.1. there is the possibility to maintain Appointments in the Freight Order. (see Appointment - Freight Order Management - SAP Library)

It says that you define appointments in the freight order on the Overview tab page. However we neither have that tab available nor did I find any other fields that seem to be appropriate to capture appointment information.

Do you have any ideas or hints?

Thanks in advance

Tom

Dear TM Experts,

We had written a custom logic at Freight order determination level after SAVE action.

Our requirement is to restrict this custom logic only at SAVE action but currently this is also getting triggered while creating a delivery.

Is their any way to capture Action details at run time at determination level which user clicks on NWBC. I mean to say similar to the way how we can restrict in normal ABAP using SY-UCOMM system field.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Md.Rafi

Hi,

Can anyone throw light under what situation in TM we find the locked entries in SM 12:

a) POWL_RESULT

b) /BOBF/S_LIB_ENQUEUE_NODE

c) /BOBF/S_FRW_ENQUEUE_NAM

I would like to know to avoid such lock entries what should be our action point

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Hi,

I have moved few transports from Development system (DEV) to Production system(PROD).

But as per the process, once the transport gets imported to PROD, the object(OBJ) that are present in the transport should get unlocked automatically.

Now the problem is, The Objects that are present in the transport are not getting unlocked in DEV even after the transport is imported to PROD.

While the developer is trying to use the Object OBJ in DEV, it is showing a message that the OBJ is locked under some transport.

We can release the locks manually, but earlier this happened automatically.

Please suggest what might be the issue.

Thanks & Regards,

Bharath.

This document describes how to set up an export import process for the scenario where the export organization as well as the import organization works on the same SAP TM system (one system case).

The document is structured in a chapter where the customizing settings are described, the needed master data and how to create the needed business documents.

1.  Master Data

1.1 Freight Unit Building Rule (FUBR)

NWBC -> Application Administration -> PlanningàGeneral Settings -> Freight Unit Building Rule

Create FUBR for import:

Document Type:your freight unit type (see 2.3)

Freight Unit Building Strategy: Consolidate per Request

Critical Quantity: Gross Weight

Planning Quantities: Gross Weight

Unit of Measure: e.g. KG

Split Quantity: e.g. 500

2.  Customizing

2.1  Forwarding Order

2.1.1  Create a forwarding order (FWO) types

IMG -> SAP Transportation Management -> Transportation Management -> Forwarding Order Management -> Forwarding Order -> Define Forwarding Order Types

Create a FWO type for import FWO with the following settings:

• Automatic Freight Unit Building: X
• Traffic Direction: Import
• Stage Determination: Stage Determination by Movement Type (you can also use stage determination by stage profile, but how to create a stage profile is not described in this document
• Freight Unit Building Rule (FUBR):your FUBR (see 1.1)

Create a FWO type for export FWO with the following settings:

• Automatic Freight Unit Building: X
• Traffic Direction: Export
• Stage Determination: Stage Determination by Movement Type (you can also use stage determination by stage profile, but how to create a stage profile is not described in this document
• Freight Unit Building Rule (FUBR):your FUBR (see 1.1)
• Import FWO Type: your import FWO type

2.1.2  Assign item types to forwarding order types

IMG -> SAP Transportation Management -> Transportation Management -> ForwardingOrder Management -> Forwarding Order -> Assign Item Types to Forwarding Order Types

Assign the following item type to your export and import FWO type

2.2  Freight Booking

2.2.1  Create a freight booking (BOR) types

IMG -> SAP Transportation Management -> Transportation Management -> Freight Order Management -> Freight Booking -> Define Freight Booking Types

Create a BOR type for import BOR type with the following settings:

Transportation Mode Category: Sea/Air (depending on what kind a freight booking you test)

Shipper/Consignee Determination: Determination based on first and last location

Traffic Direction: Import

Execution track. Relevance: Execution Tracking

Web Dynpro Application Config.: /SCMTMS/FRE_BOOK_OCEAN (if you use ocean bookings), /SCMTMS/FRE_BOOK_CBAIR (if you use air bookings)

Create a BOR type for export BOR type with the following settings:

Transportation Mode Category: Sea/Air (depending on what kind a freight booking you test)

Shipper/Consignee Determination: Determination based on first and last location

Traffic Direction: Export

Execution track. Relevance: Execution Tracking

Web Dynpro Application Config.: /SCMTMS/FRE_BOOK_OCEAN (if you use ocean bookings), /SCMTMS/FRE_BOOK_CBAIR (if you use air bookings)

Import Booking Type:your import booking type

2.3  Create freight unit (FU) types

IMG -> SAP Transportation Management -> Transportation Management -> Planning -> Freight Unit -> Define Freight Unit Types

Create FU type for import freight units and export with the following settings:

No special settings needed.

Web Dynpro Application Config.: /SCMTMS/FRE_UNIT

2.4  Organizational Units

IMG -> SAP Transportation Management ->Transportation Management -> Master Data -> Organizational Management -> Organizational Model -> Create Organizational Model

Create new organizational unit structure:

• Create new organizational unit with Org. Unit Function “Company” and Org. Unit Role “Organization.
• Create new organizational unit as sub unit of your new “Company” with Org. Unit Function “Purchasing” and Org. UnitRole “Organization.
• Create new organizational unit as sub unit of your new “Company” with Org. Unit Function “Sales” and Org. Unit Role “Organization.

Create this structure twice. One for the export business unit and one for the import business unit.

2.5  Enable Output Management

IMG -> Cross-Application Components -> Processes and Tools for Enterprise ApplicationsàReusable Objects and Functions for BOPF Environment -> PPF Adapter for Output Management ->Maintain Output Management Adapter Settings

Enable output agent /SCMTMS/EXP_IMP_PROC and its assigned PPF action profile /SCMTMS/EXP_IMP_PROC

3.  Create business documents

3.1  Create export forwarding order

This chapter describes which prerequisites a forwarding order must have for an export import scenario.

NWBC -> Create forwarding order

Use forwarding order type for export FWO (see 2.1)

Mandatory fields on General Data tab:

• Sales Organization of export business unit (see 2.4
• ShippingType
• Movement Type

Mandatory fields on Items tab:

• Maintain at least one item
• Gross weight must be maintained because of your freight unit building rule (see 1.1)

Mandatory fields on Business Partner tab:

• Shipper
• Consignee
• Import Organization (use business partner for sales organization of the import business unit, see 2.4

Mandatory fields on Location and Dates/Time:

• Check whether locations were filled from business partners.

Mandatory fields on Stage tab:

• Maintain locations for the main stage (these locations must fit to the locations of the
  freight booking main stage)

Save the forwarding order and check that freight units were created.

3.2  Create export freight booking

This chapter describes which prerequisites a freight booking must have for an export import scenario.

NWBC ->Freight Order ManagementàCreate Ocean Freight Booking

Use freight booking type for export BOR (see 2.2)

Mandatory fields on General Data tab:

• Purchasing Organization of export business unit (see 2.4)

Mandatory fields on Business Partner tab:

• Carrier
• Import Organization (use business partner for purchasing organization of the import business unit, see 2.4 )

Mandatory fields on Cargo Management tab:

Assign your export FWO/FU to the freight booing. Go to tab Cargo Management and press button ‘Insert FU based on /Freight Unit ID/Forwarding Order’.

Save the document.

3.3  Creation of import documents

After completing all steps described above you can trigger the creation of the import document by set the status on

“Shipped on Board” in case of an ocean freight booking

“Uplifted confirmed” in case of an air freight booking.

After saving the export freight booking the import documents are created. The document flow shows the created import freight booking.

All import documents have lifecycle status “Draft”.

3.3.1  Explanation on sales/purchasing organization conversion

Every purchase organization and sales organization is assigned to a Business Partner (BUPA). When you create the import documents the business partner of the responsible import organization is converted to the organization ID and this ID is used for the purchase/sales organization in the import documents. The purchase organization of the export freight booking is converted to the respective business partner and is filled as “Export Organization” in the import freight booking. The sales organization of the export forwarding order is converted to the respective business partner and is filled as “Export Organization” in the import forwarding order.

4.  Set up a FWQ based destination call off process

4.1  Create forwarding quotation type

In addition to the above described settings there are additional settings for the so called forwarding quotation based destination call off process. For this you need to create a forwarding quotation type with the following settings.

IMG -> SAP Transportation Management -> Transportation Management -> Forwarding
Order ManagementàForwarding Quotation -> Define Forwarding Quotation Types

• Traffic Direction: Import
• Stage Determination: Stage Determination by Movement Type (you can also use stage determination by stage profile, but how to create a stage profile is not described in this document)
• Default FWO Type: your export FWO type

4.2  Create business document

The description how to create a forwarding agreement is not part of this document

4.2.1  Create Import forwarding quotation

This chapter describes which prerequisites a forwarding quotation must have for an FWQ based destination call off scenario.

NWBC -> Create forwarding quotation

Use forwarding quotation type for import FWQ (see 4.1)

Mandatory fields on General Data tab:

• Sales Organization of export business unit (see 2.4
• Shipping Type
• Movement Type
• Export Forwarding Agreement

Mandatory fields on Items tab:

• Maintain at least one item
• Gross weight must be maintained because of your freight unit building rule (see 1.1)

Mandatory fields on Business Partner tab:

• Shipper
• Consignee
• Export Organization (use business partner for sales organization of the export business unit, see 2.4

Mandatory fields on Location and Dates/Time:

• Check whether locations were filled from business partners.

Mandatory fields on Stage tab:

• Maintain locations for the main stage (these locations must fit to the locations of the freight booking main stage)

Save the forwarding quotation.

Recently new note 2081749 has been released, which introduces a new customizing:

New maintenance view /SCMTMS/TOR_EVT allows to define a list of allowed event code per transportation order type. By this you can control per freight document type (freight unit type, transportation unit type, freight order type, freight booking type or service order type) which event codes are offered in the drop-down menu on the execution tab. This is especially useful if you define multiple custom event codes and typically only a subset of these event codes are relevant for a certain freight document type.

This new customizing is complementary to the already existing assignment of event codes transportation order categories. If for a specific transportation order type no entries are maintained in the new maintenance view, still all event codes, which are assigned to the related transportation order category are offered in the drop-down menu.

The list of allwoed event codes can be maintained as described in the following:

     1. Go to transaction SE16 (alternatively SE54 can also be used) and enter the view name /SCMTMS/TOR_EVT and click on Create Entries:

     2. Select the transportation oder type, for which you want to maintain the list of allowed event codes and Continue:

     3. Maintain the lsit of allowed event codes for this transportation order type:

     In this example only one event code to report delays is assigned to the freight order type 'EM01'.

     4. This example will look like this in the execution tab, when inserting a new event:

For TM 9.1 and TM 9.2 the view will be included in the existing view clusters to maintain the transportation oder types, which will simplify the maintenance. This will be available with next support packages (TM 9.1 SP05, TM 9.2 SP01).

Cheers, Daniel