SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) is a standalone Application from SAP AG.

This application
caters to the Transportation Management Software market. SAP TM Solution has been designed for
transportation and logistics requirement of all industries and helps them to reduce transportation costs
and improve logistics efficiency and flexibility. It enhances the architecture of SAP's existing
transportation solution for manufacturers. SAP TM enables you to manage all inbound and outbound
domestic and international freight in the same environment and provides traceability and visibility of
orders, shipments, items, and logistics processes. With SAP TM, you can plan the transportation of
shipments for many common order types such as sales and purchase orders, returns, and stock
transfers.

The benefits derived from using SAP TM include the following:

Reduced costs and improved operational performance

Improved carrier collaboration and resource utilization

Efficient, end-to-end order and process management

Efficient logistics and fulfillment processes

Improved execution visibility and responsiveness

Planning (TM-PLN)

 MAP is not displayed in the Transportation Cockpit

 Personalization and Customization
 Planning Configuration
 TM - Planning KBAs

Freight Order Management (TM-FRM)

 Displaying Freight Document navigates to the Creation screen

 Freight Order Type
 TM - Freight Order Management KBAs

https://help.sap.com/viewer/54cf405c9d9e4c96bf091967ea29d6a7/9.4.3/en-
US/d6224fba82524189adf2519b794a5c93.html

https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_TRANSPORTATION_MANAGEMENT

https://www.slideshare.net/architectsap/introduction-to-sap-transportation-management

The table explains how background processing functions are used:

Function Use Program

Forwarding Order Management This function /SCMTMS/TRQ_PREP_PLNG_BATCH

Preparation automates steps to
create freight units and
define the route based
on forwarding orders.

Planning Run This function starts a /SCMTMS/PLN_OPT

planning run.

Load Planning Run This function starts a /SCMTMS/PLN_LOAD_PLANNING_BGD

load planning run.

Selection of Carriers This function /SCMTMS/TSPS_OPT_BGD

automates the carrier,
which can also include
the trigger of the
tendering process.

Tendering This function triggers /SCMTMS/TOR_TENDERING_BATCH

the tendering process
independent of carrier
selection.

This function creates /SCMTMS/SCH_CRT_DOC

Creation of Schedule-Based Freight
Documents freight documents
based on the departures
of one or more
schedules.

Offline Workflow for Sending andThese functions send /SCMTMS/WI_NOTIFICATION_OFFAPP

Approving Work Items work items for freight
/SCMTMS/WI_OFFLINE_EVAL_REPORT
agreement RFQ
Function Use Program

masters, agreements,
and validity periods in
rate tables by e-mail to
users for offline
approval, and process
inbound work item e-
mails.

Processing of FQs and Overdue SCMTMS/TEND_CONT_PROCESS

This function evaluates
RFQs freight quotations and
detects that the
maximum response
time for a request for
quotation (RFQ) is
over.

Confirmation of Forwarding OrdersThis function /SCMTMS/TRQ_CONF_BATCH

automates steps to
confirm forwarding
orders.

Creation of Deliveries in SAP ERPThis function creates /SCMTMS/DLV_BATCH

delivery proposals for
order-based
transportation
requirements.

Posting Goods Issue from TM This function posts /SCMTMS/POST_GI_BATCH

goods issue for SAP
ERP outbound
Function Use Program

deliveries from SAP

TM.

Processing of FUs for Direct This function converts/SCMTMS/DIRECT_SHIPMENT_BATCH

Shipment freight units for which
the system has
determined direct
shipment options into
freight orders for direct
shipment or assigns
them to freight orders.

Uploading of Allocations This function enables SCMTMS/TAL_IMPORT

you to upload
allocations from an
external data source to
your SAP TM system.

Processing of Freight Bookings This function /SCMTMS/TOR_BO_PROC_BATCH

automates actions for
freight bookings.

Processing of Freight Orders This function /SCMTMS/TOR_FO_PROC_BATCH

automates actions for
freight orders.

Calculation of Profitability This function /SCMTMS/CALC_PROFITABILITY

automates the
calculation of
profitability in
forwarding orders.
Function Use Program

Communication of Settlements with

This function RSPPFPROCESS
SAP ERP processes actions for
communication with
SAP ERP.

Creation and Transfer of This function /SCMTMS/CFIR_CREATE_BATCH

Forwarding Settlement Documentsautomates the creation
/SCMTMS/CFIR_TRANSFER_BATCH
and transfer of
forwarding settlement
documents.

Creation and Transfer of Freight This function /SCMTMS/SFIR_CREATE_BATCH

Settlement Documents automates the creation
/SCMTMS/SFIR_TRANSFER_BATCH
and transfer of freight
settlement documents.

Publication of Freight Settlement This function enables /SCMTMS/SET_CARRIER_RELEVANCE

Dispute Cases you to publish freight
settlement dispute
cases in batches in the
background.

Posting of Carrier Invoices This function enables /SCMTMS/C

you to transfer the
carrier invoices that are
ready for posting in the
SAP TM collaboration
portal to SAP ERP in
the background.