Shipment

[Former Member]

Hi,

In interview genrally panel ask about shipment, Can anyone tell me what is it exactly and how it works?

can anyone send documentation about this?

Thank You,

Gopal S.

[Former Member]

Hi Gopal,

1 Configuration

1.1 Master Data

1.1.1 Creating Customer Master Data

Use

The customer master is where the goods will be delivered and transport to from the transportation point of view.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

SAP Menu Path Logistics  Sales & Distribution  Master Data  Business Partners  Customer  Create  Sales & Distribution

Transaction Code VD01

1.1.2 Creating Vendor Master Data

Use

Vendor master is the business partner who may provide transportation service and is the business partner with whom the final transportation cost will be settled in G82.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

SAP Menu Path Logistics  Material Management  Purchasing  Master Data  Vendor  Central  Create

Transaction Code XK01

1.1.3 Creating Material Prices

Use

You need to create material price that will used for sales.

Procedure

1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:

SAP Menu Path Logistics  Sales and Distribution  Master Data  Conditions  Create

Transaction Code VK31

1.2 Customizing

1.2.1 Maintain Transportation Planning Point

Use

The transportation planning point is responsible for planning shipments with particular features. A shipment is assigned to one transportation planning point; a planning point is also used for the transportation cost settlement since it is linked with company code.

Procedure

1. Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:

Transaction Code SPRO

IMG Menu IMG  Enterprise Structure  Definition  Logistic Execution  Maintain transportation planning point

1.2.2 Defining Modes of Transportation

Use

Define every possible kind of mode of the transportation, for example, you may only use trucks and perform the transportation on road, or you may also use ship via sea transportation.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG Logistic Execution Transportation Basic Transportation Functions  Routes  Define routes Define modes of transport

Transaction Code SPRO

1.2.3 Defining Shipping Types

Use

You define the shipping types in combination with the mode of transportation. The shipping types can include those listed below.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG Logistic Execution Transportation  Basic Transportation Functions  Route  Define shipping types

Transaction Code SM30

1.2.4 Defining Transportation Connecting Points

Use

In this step, the transportation steps are defined. For example in this activity, 310000 represents the Shanghai plant where goods are delivered and 310010 represents the point of a customer in Beijing where the goods will be delivered.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG Logistic Execution Transportation  Basic Transportation Functions Routes Define routes  Define transportation connection points

Transaction Code SPRO

1.2.5 Defining Routes and Stages

Use

Define the stages combination with routes, such as how its stages appear. You define the standard route here.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG Logistic Execution Transportation  Basic Transportation Functions Routes  Define routes  Define routes and stages

Transaction Code SPRO

1.2.6 Checking Transportation Zones

Use

Transportation zones can be defined according to country specifications and your company's needs. Transportation zones represent delivery recipients ‘ (ship-to party) regions or delivery shipper’s (vendor) regions.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG Logistic Execution Transportation  Basic Transportation Functions  Route  Router determination  Define transportation zones

Transaction Code SPRO

The standard transportation zone is available by default, so it was assigned to the customer master before the transportation zone was defined. If you want to use a self-defined transportation zone, you need to change the assignment to the customer after the definition.

1.2.7 Maintaining Country / Transportation Zone for Shipping Point s

Use

This step is set up the relationship betyeen transportation zones and shipping points in order to automatically determine the router in the sales order.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

SAP Menu Path IMG Logistic Execution Transportation  Basic Transportation Functions  Route  Route determination  Maintain country and transportation zone for shipping point

Transaction Code SPRO

1.2.8 Maintaining Router Determination

Use

In this step, the system will know which router will be selected when the sales order or delivery is created.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG Logistic Execution Transportation  Basic Transportation Functions  Route  Router determination  Maintain router determination

Transaction Code SPRO

1.2.9 Maintaining Transportation Relevance

Use

In this step, you define the following relevance:

• Maintain transportation relevance for delivery types

• Maintain transportation relevance for delivery item types

• Maintain transportation relevance for routes

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG Logistic Execution Transportation  Shipments  Maintain transportation relevance

Transaction Code SPRO

1.2.10 Defining Shipment Types

Use

A shipment type is a centralized document type that controls the activity of the shipment document and the subsequent activities.

The standard shipment type will be used (0001 Indiv.Shipmt – Road, so the settings should be ready). If the settings already exist, then the following activity is performed as a check.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG Logistic Execution Transportation  Shipments Define shipment types

Transaction Code SPRO

1.2.11 Defining and Assigning Tariff Zones

Use

You define the tariff zones and assign postal code areas to the tariff zones for each organizational key. The tariff zones represent geographical-influencing factors during the calculation of shipment costs.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG Logistic Execution Transportation  Shipments cost  Basic functions  Define and assign tariff zones

Transaction Code T_76

1.2.12 Defining and Assigning Pricing Procedures

Use

The settings of pricing and procedures will determine how the costs of transportation are calculated.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG Logistic Execution Transportation  Shipments cost  Pricing  Price control  define and assign pricing procedures

Transaction Code SPRO

1.2.13 Assigning Purchasing Data -- Shipment Cost Settlement

Use

In this step you assign transportation service groups to plants, transportation planning points, and shipment cost document type. The system can find the suitable purchase order for settling the transportation costs.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG Logistic Execution Transportation  Shipments cost  Settlement  Assign purchasing data

Transaction Code SPRO

1.2.14 Determining G/L Accounts Automatically – Shipment Cost Settlement

Use

When the transportation cost is settled in shipment cost documents, the amount shoisuld be recorded to the G/L account automatically instead of manually. The purpose of this step is to define these settings.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG  Logistics Execution  Transportation  Shipment Costs  Settlement Automatic G/L Account Determination

Transaction Code OMWB

1.2.15 Determining CO Assignments Automatically – Shipment Cost Settlement

Use

When the transportation cost is settled in shipment cost documents, the costs are posted to FI for booking the amount. Also, the costs need to be posted to a certain cost collector, such as a cost center for internal orders (for controlling purpose). Here you post the transportation costs to a cost center.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path IMG Logistics Execution  Transportation  Shipment Costs  Settlement Automatic Determination of CO Assignments

Transaction Code OKB9

Maintaining Shipping Point Addresses

Use

The shipment cost is calculated based on tariff zones, therefore, you must be sure that the shipping point has the postcode and country maintained.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

IMG Path Enterprise Structure  Definition  Logistics Execution  Define, copy, delete, check shipping point

Transaction Code SPRO

1.2.16 Checking G/L Account Settings

Use

The shipment invoice will be posted to certain G/L accounts. These accounts should be relevant for taxes. Therefore the tax category should be either ‘-‘ or ‘*’.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

SAP Menu Path Accounting  Financial Accounting  General Ledger  Master Records  Individual Processing  Centrally

Transaction Code FS00

1.2.17 Creating Transportation Condition Records

Use

Transportation condition records are the combination of the forwarding agency and condition type. Normally, it stipulates the detailed pricing information, such as how much it will cost for this forwarding agency to transport a certain weight of the goods.

In fact, support-scaled pricing and multi-factor pricing like considering both weight and distance. In this case, you use weight as the base to calculate a fixed starting point and end point.

Procedure

1. To carry out the activity, choose one of the following navigation options:

SAP Menu Path Logistics  Logistic Execution Master data  Transportation Shipment cost  Prices  create

Transaction Code TK11

Reward points if u helpful

Cheers,

Govind.

[Former Member]

Thank You,

do you have Project end-to-end documentation, can you pls forward me on sharma_gopal@rediffmail.com

Gopal