Transportation Management with SAP LES

Selecting the Delivery Documents 12.3
Figure 12.24 Definition of Packing Material Types
Technical Information About Means of Transport
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Field Length: 4 places
Path in Customizing: Logistics Execution • Shipping • Packing • Define Packing
Material Types
Specific Transaction: VHAR
Table: TVTY and TVTY T (language-dependent name)
You can find the field in the sales order by viewing the Shipping tab at header
data level. If it has already been entered, this field is copied to the header of the
delivery document. In the delivery document, this field can also be found in the
header data, in the Shipment tab.
Another option to classify shipments is provided in the Shipping type field. In this
special case, I have to quote the definition from the SAP standard help: “Shipping
type (for example, by road or rail) that has been selected for the transportation
of the goods for the shipment leg.” The description of means of transport type,
is, however: “Key which specifies how the goods are transported.” However, both
fields basically say the same thing.
For me, the only difference between the two fields is that they can both determine
the shipping type for the route. This feature is then automatically proposed during
creation of a shipment document. Therefore, selecting the shipping type in
advance is recommended.
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