Purpose
This document describes in a setting-by-setting manner the two profiles (selection profiles and planning profiles) which mainly configure the planning process in SAP TM. It gives some insights about the profiles and describes the settings based on simple examples.
Overview
In SAP TM the planning process depends on the following three things:
Master Data
Transportation network (like locations, transportation lanes, zones, etc.). and resources.
Selection Profiles and Settings
These are used to specify what should be planned.
Planning Profiles and Settings
These are used to specify how it is planned. It consists of six building blocks:
- Capacity Selection Settings
- Optimizer Settings
- Planning Cost Settings
- Load Planning Settings
- Incompatibility Settings
- Carrier Selection Settings