Route Determination in SAP SD

Route is determined automatically in the sales order based on:

1. Departure zone or country of the delivering plant.
2. Destination zone or country of the Ship to Party.
3. Shipping condition from the customer master.
4. Transportation group from the material master.
5. Weight Group.
Configuration

Step: 1 - Define Modes of Transport

Path: SPRO - Logistics Execution - Transportation - Basic Transportation Function -
Routes - Define Routes - Define Modes of Transport.

A new window will open, Click New Entries.

Enter the following details:
Shipping Type
Description, and
Click save.
Shipping Description

Step: 2 - Define Shipping Types

Path: Under the Same Menu path - Define Shipping Types
Select New Entries and Assign the Shipping Type (e.g. Road or Train) and Assign Mode of
Transport (Mdtr) and Assign Shipping type Procedure group.
The shipping types are the actual vehicles used to transport the materials, and
may be defined as a train, mail, etc.
 The modes of transport are the types of transportation used to transport the
materials, and may be defined as a road, etc.
The shipping type procedure group is used to calculate the costs relating to the
transportation

Step: 3 - Define Transportation Connection Point

Path: Under the Same Menu path - Define Transportation Connection Point.
Transportation connection points, may be airports, railway stations, border crossings, etc.
They define points where transportation types connect, or where a transportation type
crosses a border
Step: 4 - Define Routes and Stages.
Path: Under the Same Menu path - Define Routes and Stages.
Select the New Entries and Enter the Details
Then Select the Routes stages and define
We can define the route and stages based on the distance where the vendor located and
the transportation price will be differ based on the distance, we are using the route also
on of our Key Combination in condition record.
Step: 5 - Maintain Stages for all Routes.
Path: Under the Same Menu path - Maintain Stages for all Routes.

Enter the following details

Route
Stage Category
Departure Point
Destination Point, etc.
Once done, click save.

Step: 6 - Define Transportation Zone

Path: SPRO - Logistics Execution - Transportation - Basic Transportation Function -
Routes - Route Determination - Define Transportation Zone.
The transportation zone is in the customer master:
Step: 7 - Maintain County and Transportation Zone for Shipping Point.
Path: Under the Same Menu path - Maintain County and Transportation Zone for
Shipping Point.
Select the Shipping point and enter the Country and Transportation Zone.

Step: 8 - Define Transportation Groups.

Path: Under the Same Menu path - Define Transportation Groups
Step: 9 -Setting up Weight Groups
If the weight of the delivery plays a role in route determination, you can set up weight
strategy here.

Path : SPRO > Logistics Execution > Shipping > Basic Shipping Functions > Routes > Route
Determination > Define Weight Groups

Step: 10 - Maintain Route Determination

Path: Under the Same Menu path - Maintain Route Determination.
Go to Customer master data.
In Address of General data. Enter the Transportation Zone id. and save
You will get the route.
The system takes into account the following 4 conditions for determining the Route
a.) The country and the Departure Zone from shipping point
b.) Shipping Conditions from the sales document type or the sold to party
c.) Transportation Group from the material master
d.) The country & Transportation Zone from the ship to party (in CMR)
Route can be manually overwritten during a sales order processing. You can re determine
the route in the outbound delivery based on weight (weight group) provided it is allowed
in the configuration of the delivery type.
Scheduling takes into account the following times -
a.) Transit Time
b.) Loading Time
c.) Pick/Pack Time
d.) Transportation Lead/Planning Time.
The loading time and pick/pack time come from the shipping point whereas the transit
time and transportation lead time come from the route.
The system performs backward scheduling first to confirm the required quantity checking
the material availability on the material availability date. If the material availability date
or the transportation planning date falls before the order date, the system automatically
carries out forward scheduling and will propose a future date. A delivery type can be
customized to carry out rescheduling if required during the delivery processing.