Transportation Management with SAP LES

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Shipment
User Exit
In addition, SAP software provides the enhancement V56FCOPY. Here, all options to
copy data and copy them in the respective fields of the shipment document are provided.
To do this, select function module EXIT_SAPLV56F_010 with include ZXV56U15.
The shipping dates in the shipment documents are determined by clicking on the
button (see Figure 12.36). According to copy routine 8, the individual
deadlines from the delivery documents are now transferred.
Figure 12.36 Shipping Deadlines in Shipment Documents
Moreover, you can implement a more detailed planning of your shipment activities.
This topic, however, would go far beyond the scope of this book.
12.5 Partner Determination
In the SAP system, all persons, companies, customers, service providers, or vendors,
which are involved in the business processes, are referred to as a partner. In
shipment processing, for example, this would be the forwarding agent, the carrier,
and the insurance company.
The data of the partners involved must be recorded as master data. For the forwarding
agent or the carrier, the data must be maintained in the vendor master
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