How do TM transport objects fit together?

Basic TM is not one flat transport document. Delivery-based demand becomes transportation demand or DTR, FUBR creates Freight Units, planning creates Freight Orders, execution records events, and settlement carries carrier cost into purchasing, invoice verification, and FI.

READ THE MODEL

Trace demand into settlement evidence

Keep the business need, transport plan, physical movement, and commercial result distinct.

01 · DEMAND
Delivery / DTR / FUBR / FUMake demand transportable without losing its business reference
02 · PLAN AND EXECUTE
Freight Order / stops / eventsAssign feasible route, schedule, resource, equipment, carrier, and status evidence
03 · COST AND SETTLE
Charges / FSD / PO / SES / invoice / FIReconcile the commercial consequence of the movement

Transportation Management object model showing business documents becoming transportation demand, freight units, freight orders, execution events, freight settlement, supplier invoice, and FI posting. — Read the model from delivery-based demand through core TM objects to execution and settlement evidence. Exact document use and timing depend on release, deployment, and configuration.

DIAGNOSTIC EVIDENCE

Ask the question at the correct layer

Transport problems become recoverable when the team checks the decision, source data, document, and event evidence in that order.

SOURCE AND DEMAND

Delivery reference, locations, requested dates, quantities, transportation relevance, and update messages explain what TM was asked to plan.

FREIGHT UNIT AND ORDER

Compatibility, assignment, stops, schedule, resource, equipment, carrier assignment, status, events, and exceptions explain the transport decision.

CHARGES AND SETTLEMENT

Agreement, calculation basis, expected charges, FSD, purchasing follow-on documents, invoice state, and FI posting explain the commercial result.

CONTINUE TO TM 202Understand Basic TM determination

Trace the rules behind demand, planning, execution, and freight cost.

Open determination

Official SAP referencesSAP Help - Creation and Editing of Freight Units SAP Help - Freight Settlement Document