New Shipping Types need to be introduced into the system. Define shipping types in configuration (IMG).
Business Process Procedure Overview:
Defining shipping types in combination
with the mode of transport. Examples of shipping types: truck,
train, mail, plane and ship.
| Input – Required Fields
PT Description
|
Field Value/Comments
Unique 2-digit number identifying the type of shipping used to transport goods. Description of the shipping type
|
| Output - Results
Creation of shipping type |
Comments
No physical output from system as this is a customizing function. However, with the definition of these shipping types user is able to designate them to particular deliveries within the system. |
Tips and Tricks
In order to trigger transport, select the entries to be transported and choose Table view -> Transport. You can check the contents and copy them in the relevant transport request or delete them.
Procedural Steps
1.1. Access transaction by:
| Via Menus | Logistics -> Logistics Execution -> Master Data -> Transportation -> Routes -> Define Routes -> Define Shipping Types |
| Via Transaction Code | 0VTA |
1.2. On screen "Change View "Shipping types": Overview", enter information in the fields as specified in the table below:
1.2.1 Press the New entries icon to create a new shipping
type.
| Field Name | Description | R/O/C | User Action and Values | Comments |
| PT | The type of shipping that is used to transport the goods on a particular leg of a route | R | Enter a unique 2-digit number used to identify this shipping type. | For example a truck or train |
| Description | Description of the shipping type | R | ||
| MdTr | Mode of transportation, specifies certain aspects of shipping costs | R | For example street or rail | |
| STPG | Shipping type procedure group, determining the pricing procedure for the shipment cost calculation | R | ||
| Press ENTER key | User may also click on the green check mark |
(Note: On above table, in column "R/O/C" ; "R" = Required, "O" = Optional, "C" = Conditional)
1.3. Save the shipping type. (Click on yellow file folder icon, or F-11)
1.4. Exit shipping type processing. (Click on yellow up-facing arrow icon, or Shift-F3)
