SAP Transportation Management

Stay informed with SAP Transportation Management Support: Subscribe to the SCM Proactive Support Newsletter: TM - KBA 2445615

New! SAP TM 9.5 and newer uses an improved trigger framework - see: Updated trigger concept using bgRFC processing - SAP Note 2526415

Engage Support

Get the most out of Support and avoid unnecessary delays by making the Perfect Incident:

How to create the perfect incident for SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) - KBA 2197547 Guided Answer
TM Optimizer troubleshooting & finding the right component Guided Answer

Essential Guides and FAQs

A lot of your questions are answered here - technical insight and FAQ for SAP TM:

SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) Quick Reference Guide - KBA 2197051
SAP Best Practices for Transportation Management in S/4 HANA 1709 on premise - SAP Note 2535942
FAQ for TM Planning & Network - SAP Note 2190525
TM Authorization Concept - SAP Note 1766730
Trigger processing and usage of the report /SCMTMS/PROCESS_TRIGGER_BGD - SAP Note 1747234
New! Updated trigger concept using bgRFC processing - SAP Note 2526415
GIS Integration: Concept and Technology - SAP Note 1685381
FAQ about the setup of SCM Optimizer - SAP Note 16405 0 9
Whitepapers about SAP VSR-Optimizer - SAP Note 15204 3 3
VSR optimizer: Change history - SAP Note 1346166
FAQ for ERP-TM integration - SAP Note 1530240
FAQ for ERP - TM Logistics integration - SAP Note 1588450
FAQ Sales Order Scheduling - SAP Note 1644765
SAP TM Archiving - SAP Note 2062861
Transport of Profiles, Conditions and BRF+ in SAP TM- SAP Note 1851002

Troubleshooting

Digging a little deeper may get you the answer you require to resolve issues:

Increasing the performance of the Transportation Cockpit - SAP Note 1765952
Usage of the VSR-Optimizer: Check the degree of complexity - SAP Note 1148444
Explanation of optimization result - SAP Note 1769077
Test program for the export/import process - SAP Note 1918188
How to investigate the runtime error MESSAGE_TYPE_X in SAP Transportation Management Blog on SAP Community

Good Reads

The (M)KS Series provide invaluable insight into certain features of SAP TM:

Get the most out of the Optimizer used by SAP TM:

Related Pages

SAP TM Product site:

Stay connected with the SAP Community of developers, users and consultants:

SAP Help Portal is where you may view/download Product documentation

SAP Transportation Management on help.sap.com (9.6, 9.5, 9.4, 9.3, 9.2, 9.1, 9.0, 8.1, 8.0)
SAP Transportation Management 9.x - Enhancement Guide on help.sap.com
Interactive Learning Journey: SAP Transportation Management

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