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Welcome to the transportation management in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition 2308 news. The story continues and the capabilities and innovations are growing constantly! Check out the latest here:

Table of Contents 


Overview


Scope Item Overview Consolidation

General Innovation Overview

Functional Innovations and Enhancements


Enhancements for Transportation Cockpit and Manual Planning

Use of Number of Pallet Spaces and Loading Meters

Warehouse Integration for Ocean and Air Processes with Adv. SR

Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Enhancements for Commodity Codes

Charge Calculation Using Commodity Codes

Apps


Enhancements for the Freight Order Management Apps

Configuration


Define Transportation-Relevance of Delivery Documents

Define Numbering Scheme for Commodity Codes

Define Numbering Scheme Content for Commodity Codes

Activate Numbering Scheme Content for Commodity Codes

Assign Numbering Scheme for Commodity Codes to Country/Region

Define UoM Relevance for NLQ and ALQ

Define Conversion Between NLQ and ALQ UoM

Transportation Basic Functions

APIs


Local APIs for Freight Agreement

SOAP API: Freight Order - Replicate (Inbound)

OData API: Location (A2X)

Local APIs for Rate Table

Authorization


IAM Objects in Transportation Management

CDS View


CDS Views for Charge Management

Extensibility


Key-User Extensibility for Managing Locations

Integration


Integration of Sales Scheduling Agreements

Launchpad Space


SAP-Delivered Launchpad Space: Business Configuration – Transportation

SAP-Delivered Launchpad Space: Transportation Procurement

Overview


The following shall give you an overview about the consolidated new scope items and the overall view of all innovations that came with the 2308 release of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition.

Scope Item Consolidation Overview


With the 2308 release the transportation management scope items in public cloud (3EP, 4MO, 5OS, 5VV, 5XC, 5XD, 64A, 64B, 64C, 6B2, 6B3, 6B4, 6BG, 6BH) have been restructured into new scope items (6W1, 6W2, 6W3, 6W4). Please see this overview:


Figure 1: CE2308 TM scope items


Existing customers already using TM scope items in CE2302 can continue in CE2308 to use the “old” scope items.

General Innovation Overview


This picture gives you a good overview of the innovations that were delivered with the 2308 release of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition:

 


Figure 2: TM overview CE2308



Functional Innovations and Enhancements


Enhancements for Transportation Cockpit and Manual Planning


Field catalogs to configure fields that are to be displayed in the lists and hierarchies of the ‘Transportation Cockpit’ app were enhanced. Further, new fields and a new button are offered. Below the details:

  • One catalog (delivered via content) per list and hierarchy contained in the delivered page layouts

  • For each catalog:

    • Specify labels for each column

    • Define whether a field is displayed by default, can be added via personalization or shall not be visible at all

    • Specify the default column sequence





Figure 3: TM profiles and settings


The outcome and impact of the field catalog definition on transportation cockpit can be seen here:


Figure 4: Field catalogs for road freight order list


Also, new fields are offered in the field catalog configuration for freight unit stage lists for the loading / unloading stop:

  • Country and region

  • Postal code and city

  • Street and house number



Figure 5: Filed catalog for FU stages - air view


New fields are also offered in the field catalog configuration for freight unit stage lists (for ocean and air freight):

  • Location information for first and last document stop
    (ID, description, country and region, postal code and city,
    street and house number)

  • Earliest / latest date and time for loading at first stop of FU

  • Earliest / latest date and time for unloading at last stop of FU



Figure 6: Field catalog for FU stages - ocean view


Here is an example for time windows and locations for loading at first stop and unloading at last stop of the freight unit:


Figure 7: View for loading at first stop and unloading at last stop of the freight unit


 

Finally, a new button ‘Remove Equipment Type’ is available in the rail freight order hierarchy. It allows you to remove railcar types and container types for a local railcar or container item. The new button replaces the existing button ‘Remove Railcar Type’.


Figure 8: New button ‘Remove Equipment Type



Use of Number of Pallet Spaces and Loading Meters


This feature enables you to define units of measure for the number of pallet spaces and loading meters and take them into account in various process steps within transportation management. You can also calculate transportation charges based on the number of pallet spaces and loading meters.

Enhancement to ‘Manage Freight Unit’ and ‘Freight Order List Report’ happened by enhanced ‘General Data’ section:


Figure 9: 'General Data’ section enhancements


A new utilization tab, including loading meters and pallet spaces was introduced:


Figure 10: Utilization tab


Several innovations were done to the freight building rule:

  • Pallet spaces (NLQ) and loading meters (ALQ) can be selected as critical and planning quantity in the freight unit building rule (FUBR)

  • Pallet spaces and/or loading meters are then considered during freight unit building

  • It is possible to maintain multiple entries for pallet spaces (NLQ) and loading meters (ALQ)

  • This possibility is not offered for gross weight and gross volume (for which only one entry can be defined)

  • During freight unit building, only the relevant entry for the document at hand (as defined in the central condition to determine the UoMs for pallet spaces and loading meters) is considered. Other entries are ignored

  • This possibility enables re-use of the same freight unit building rule in multiple scenarios



Figure 11: Freight building rule - planning quantities & critical quantity


New fields for pallet spaces and loading meters are offered in the transportation cockpit; for example, Freight unit stage list (road), road freight order list and hierarchy, truck list and container list (only pallet spaces). Also, utilization and remaining capacity for road freight orders: 


Figure 12: Fields in transportation cockpit



Figure 13: New field catalogs for transportation cockpit for FU stages 



Figure 14: New field catalogs for transportation cockpit for truck resources



Figure 15: New Field Catalogs for transportation cockpit order list


The calculation base PALLET_SPACES represents pallet spaces. The scale base as no dimension – QTY and the rate maintenance in freight agreement via local or global rate table. The UoM relevant for PALLET_SPACES restriction during scale maintenance and calculation rule. This can be seen here: 


Figure 16: Calculation Base EPL



Figure 17: Calculation Base LDM


The freight cost manager receives the rate from the carrier. Most rates for carriers are based on either weight or loading meters / pallet spaces. The freight charges are calculated in the freight document based on ​the below calculation bases agreed in the freight agreement by parties (shipper and carrier) for relevant charge types (pallet space​s or loading meters): 


Figure 18: Cargo information EPL and LDM



Figure 19: Example calculated charges


 

Check out this short video from our SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition 2308 Early Release Series:



Further details can be found here: Use of Number of Pallet Spaces and Loading Meters | SAP Help Portal

Warehouse Integration for Ocean and Air Processes with Adv. SR


This feature enables you to use outbound processes in ocean or air scenarios in combination with warehouses that are managed with warehouse management. The basic ocean and air transportation processes remain the same.


Please find more information here: Warehouse Integration for Ocean and Air Processes with Adv. SR | SAP Help Portal

Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions


This feature enables you to set CO2 emissions parameters for vehicle types.



Figure 20: Configuration of equipment groups and equipment types


 

Based on these, CO2 emissions for road freight orders are calculated during manual planning. The results are reflected in the road freight order user interface and the transportation cockpit:



Figure 21: Calculated CO2 Emissions


There is also a new emissions tab in road freight order covering all relevant Information:


Figure 22: Emissions tab in road freight order



Enhancements for Commodity Codes


With this feature, you can use commodity codes assigned to the material master (that is, commodity codes based on SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance) in freight documents on item level for freight orders, freight bookings and freight units. You can display the commodity codes assigned to products by navigating to the detailed view of these business documents. In the Items tab, select a product, and then Commodity Codes.


Figure 23: Commodity codes



Charge Calculation Using Commodity Codes


With this feature, you can calculate transportation charges based on the commodity code of a product for a particular numbering scheme. You use calculation base COM_CODE_SCHM in the rate table charges based on commodity code.



Figure 24: Commodity codes - calculation base



Apps


With this release, the apps in the area of freight order management, such as the ‘Manage Freight Orders’ app, the ‘Manage Ocean Freight Bookings’ app, the ‘Manage Air Freight Bookings’ app, and the ‘Manage Freight Units’ app have been enhanced.

Enhancements for the Freight Order Management Apps


The following enhancements have been made in the latest release.

Utilization Information for Freight Orders


For road freight orders, you can now view the utilization of available capacities in the ‘Manage Freight Orders’ app:


Figure 25: Utilization tab



Display of Serial Numbers




You can now view the serial numbers of products in the following business documents in transportation management:


  • Freight unit




  • Freight order




  • Consignment order




  • Advanced shipping notification (ASN)





Figure 26: Serial numbers tab





The serial number is based on the outbound delivery information and is read-only.



Automatic Extension of the Planning Horizon


When scheduling is triggered in the ‘Manage Freight Orders’ app, for example, when you assign a freight unit, the planning horizon is extended automatically using dates/times from the time windows of the freight units to avoid scheduling errors.


Figure 27: Automatic extension of the planning horizon



Configuration


With this release, new configuration objects or configuration items for making settings related to the determination of transportation relevance for outbound deliveries have been added to your configuration environment. In addition, changes have been made to some previously delivered configuration objects or configuration items

Define Transportation-Relevance of Delivery Documents


You can specify whether outbound delivery documents are relevant for transportation by assigning a control key to the required document types. With these settings, freight units are created only after the creation of a delivery and not with the creation of an order.


Figure 28: Define transportation - relevance of delivery documents



Define Numbering Scheme for Commodity Codes


You can define a numbering scheme for a commodity code and a numbering scheme type:


Figure 29: Define Numbering Scheme for Commodity Codes



Define Numbering Scheme Content for Commodity Codes


You can define the numbering scheme content for the numbering scheme assigned to commodity codes:


Figure 30: Define Numbering Scheme Content for Commodity Codes



Activate Numbering Scheme Content for Commodity Codes


You can assign the numbering scheme to a numbering scheme content and enter a validity period:


Figure 31: Activate Numbering Scheme Content for Commodity Codes



Assign Numbering Scheme for Commodity Codes to Country/Region


You can assign a numbering scheme for commodity codes to a country or region:


Figure 32: Assign numbering scheme for commodity codes to country/region



Define UoM Relevance for NLQ and ALQ


You can specify whether a unit of measure is relevant either for normalized load consumption quantities (NLQ) or additional load consumption quantities (ALQ).


Figure 33: Define UoM relevance for NLQ and ALQ



Define Conversion Between NLQ and ALQ UoM


You can define the conversion factor between the unit of measure (UoM) of the normalized load consumption quantity (NLQ) and the UoM of the additional normalized load consumption quantity (ALQ).


Figure 34: Define conversion between NLQ and ALQ UoM



Transportation Basic Functions


You can make settings for basic functions in transportation management.


Figure 35: Configuration basic functions



API


The following APIs were developed or enhanced. For more information, please check out our SAP Business Accelerator Hub.

Local APIs for Freight Agreement


With these business objects, you can create, retrieve, update, and delete freight agreements in your SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition system from an external transportation management system:


Figure 36: Freight agreement



SOAP API: Freight Order - Replicate (Inbound)


Now the assigning and unassigning of freight units to freight orders has been simplified for the external transportation planning process when using the web service TransportationOrderGenericRequest_In with business scope “External Planning”.


Figure 37: Freight Order - Replicate (Inbound)


This is especially useful if the decentral transportation management system (TM system) is a non-SAP system.

OData API: Location (A2X)


The service enables you to create, read, update, and delete locations through an API call. You can perform these activities from a source system outside SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition. The service is based on the OData protocol.


Figure 38: Location


The API uses entity tags (ETags) for optimistic concurrency control. That is, if a client requests a modification of a resource on the back-end server, the ETags of the resource on the client server and on the back-end server are compared to determine whether any changes were made to the resource on the back-end server.

Local APIs for Rate Table


With these business objects, you can create, retrieve, update, and delete rate tables in your SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition system from an external transportation management system.


Figure 39: Rate table



Authorization


Changes to identity and access management (IAM) objects have been delivered for transportation management.

IAM Objects in Transportation Management


All the important changes can be found here: IAM Objects in Transportation Management | SAP Help Portal

CDS View


With the latest release, the CDS Views for Charge Management have been enhanced. 

CDS Views for Charge Management


With these business objects:

  • CDS View: I_TranspDimnWeightProfile

  • CDS View: I_TranspChargeType

  • CDS View: I_TranspShipgTypeMOTAssgToChrg


you can retrieve charge types, dimensional weight profiles, and transportation modes and shipping types of freight documents.

Extensibility


Key User Extensibility for Managing Locations


With this feature, you can extend the ‘Manage Locations’ app according to your business needs.


Figure 40: Key user extensibility location


You can create and maintain custom fields to enhance the application.


Figure 41: custom fields location



Integration


Integration of Sales Scheduling Agreements


With this feature, you can integrate sales scheduling agreements from Sales and Distribution with TM. This is the process overview:


Figure 42: Overview integration sales scheduling agreements from SD with TM


Find all detailed information here: Integration of Sales Scheduling Agreements | SAP Help Portal

Launchpad Space


SAP-Delivered Launchpad Space: Business Configuration – Transportation


The following describes changes to the SAP-delivered launchpad space Business Configuration – Transportation (SAP_TM_SPT_TRANSPCFG_PC) that is assigned to the business role template Business Process Configuration Expert (SAP_BR_BPC_EXPERT).





These changes become effective automatically if all of the following conditions are met:


  • The relevant business users have the authorizations for using the relevant apps.




  • The SAP-delivered space (not a customer-created space) is assigned to these business users.






Figure 43: Space Assignment to business role SAP_BR_BPC_EXPERT


Here is the end-user view for this Page transportation:


Figure 44: End-user Page Transportation in Space Business Process Configuration view



SAP-Delivered Launchpad Space: Transportation Procurement


The following describes changes to the SAP-delivered launchpad space Transportation Procurement (SAP_TM_SPT_TRANSPBUYER_PC) that is assigned to the business role template Transportation Buyer (SAP_BR_TRANSP_BUYER).





These changes become effective automatically if all of the following conditions are met:


  • The relevant business users have the authorizations for using the relevant apps.




  • The SAP-delivered space (not a customer-created space) is assigned to these business users.






Figure 45: Space Assignment to business role SAP_BR_TRANSP_BUYER


The end-user view looks like this:


Figure 46: End-user Page for Space Transportation Procurement view


In case you want to read more about all Supply Chain innovations; I recommend the blog post of my colleague gerhard.welker: Supply Chain in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition 2308 | SAP Blogs

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Figure 19: Enablement Wheel


 

Further Information:



  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition release info here

  • Latest SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition release blog posts here and previous release highlights here

  • Product videos for SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP S/4HANA

  • SAP S/4HANA PSCC Digital Enablement Wheel here

  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition Early Release Series here

  • Inside SAP S/4HANA Podcast here

  • openSAP microlearnings for SAP S/4HANA here

  • Best practices for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition here

  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition community: here

  • Feature Scope Description here

  • What’s New here

  • Help Portal Product Page here


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