ROUTE DETERMINATION Route is automatically proposed for each sales document item in the sales order. It is the process whereby one is able to assign a specific route with transportation legs using different shipment types and carriers Configuration Steps for Route Determination: 1. Define Modes of Transport: ‘The modes of transport are the types of transportationused to transport the materials and may be defined as road or plane etc. The modes of transport are self-explanatory. There may be, for example road or plane. Path: SPRO > S&D > Basic functions > Routes > Define Routes > Define Modes of Transport F twee BE OBER 2. Define Shipping Types: ‘The shipping types are the actual “vehicles” used to transport the materials and may be defined as train, mail, etc. In this step we assign shipping types along with the modes of transport and a shipping type procedure group. 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Path: SPRO > S&D > Basic function > Routes > Define Routes > Define Routes and Stages PE wens WB SR BD ovate cmatse A tnties fice porn say agiery a i ce 1 sn soap ae aon Fo) In this step we maintained all the details regarding the route like shipping type, preliminary legs, transit duration, calendar, distance etc. After defining the route proceed with defining the route stages by selecting the route and the route stages folder in the file structure on the left side of the screen. After defining the routes we'll proceed with maintaining stages for all routes in the next step. By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (Sr. SAP SD Consultant) Page 2ROUTE DETERMINATION 5. Maintain Stages for all Routes: In this activity, you can process stages for several routes together. This makes it possible to maintain the detailed information of stages efficiently. For us no need to maintain this step as we have only one route Path: SPRO > S&D > Basic functions > Routes > Define routes > Maintain stage for all routes 6. Define Transportation Zone: For route determination, we divide a country up into transport zones. In this activity, you can define transportation zones according to country and depending on your company’s needs. Transportation zones represent delivery recipient(ship-to-party) regions or delivery shipper(vendor) regions. Path: SPRO > S&D > Basic functions > Routes > Route determination > Define transportation zones PY Newentres @ Gh OB Customers: Transportation Zones |__Ctry |TranspZone Description (0000000002 Region. west | [2t 000000001 North Italy 7. Maintain Country and Transportation Zone for Shipping Point: In this activity, we can assign countries and transportation zones that we have defined earlier for each shipping point. Path: SPRO > S&D > Basic functions > Routes > Route determination > Maintain country and transportation zone for shipping point Zone Description (0000000001 Eastern 'SP1L000001 SPIL Transporation Z |sP12 Manual Shipping Pont '5P1£000001 SPIL Transporation Z |sP13 Immediate Shipping Poi. 18 '$P11000001 SPIL Transporation Z By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (Sr. SAP SD Consultant) Page 3ROUTE DETERMINATION 8 Define Transportation Group: Transportation group specifies grouping of materials which have same transportation requirement. By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (Sr. SAP SD Consultant) Page 4ROUTE DETERMINATION 9, Maintain Route Determinatior In sales order, the route determination is dependent upon the following factors: i. Country of departure/departure zone Country of destination/receiving zone Shipping conditions (as in sales order) iv. Transportation group (as in material master) Path: SPRO > S&D > Basic functions > Routes > Route determination > Maintain route determination Y tenes OG BB costes ccs + lool wend etme OC Ne a on00000%2 Rajon west =D Hang S002 Regan west * inate Ge 2 iat ne Cont thay ay CONC a Select our entries and double click on route determination without weight group (order) as we are maintaining without any weight group. When we double click new screen will be opening to maintain route determination. alle bin, ch et tee A, PRBBD Qewrmecmnns teers aye omni (Si) warren? + Dy tem went etn ogecaetyton |) BOHN hang mat + Giese td pt na (Oe) + Dine eam wh etm ey) Steve Tone Daou Peel estan r= leet Tack sun het * ‘This is all about the route determination concept for sales order. Note:lf we want to determine route in delivery with weight group, we need to click on route determination with weight group (delivery). In delivery document, the route determination is dependent upon the following factors: i. Country of departure/departure zone ii, Country of destination/receiving zone By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (Sr. SAP SD Consultant) Page SROUTE DETERMINATION iil, Shipping conditions (as in sales order) iv. Transportation group (as in material master) v. Weight Group By Srinivasulu Algaskhanpet (Sr. SAP SD Consultant) Page 6