Configuration of TM (Transportation Management) Enterprise structure

Swati Sargade
Nov 29, 2020
3 min read

Updated: Jan 29, 2022

For configuration of TM (Transportation Management) organization structure there is some basic requirement of S4 enterprise structure and configuration from FICO, SD and MM side.

1) Create company code-

Path==SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Definition==>>Financial accounting==>>Edit, Copy, Delete, Check company code

2) Create plant-

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Definition==>>Logistics general==>>Define, copy, delete, check plant

3) Create sales organization-

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Definition==>>Sales and distribution==>>Define, copy, delete, check sales organization

4) Create distribution channel-

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Definition==>>Sales and distribution==>>Define, copy, delete, check distribution channel

5) Create storage location-

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Definition==>Materials management==>>Maintain storage location

6) Create purchasing organization-

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Definition==>Materials management==>>Maintain purchasing organization

7) Create shipping point-

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Definition==>Materials management==>>Maintain purchasing organization

Assignment-

1) Assign sales organization to company code-

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Assignment== >>Sales and distribution== >> Assign sales organization to company code

2) Assign distribution channel to sales organization-

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Assignment== >>Sales and distribution== >> Assign distribution channel to sales organization

3)Set up sales area-

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Assignment== >>Sales and distribution== >> Set up sales area

4) Assign sales organization distribution channel to plant.

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Assignment== >>Sales and distribution== >> Assign sales organization distribution channel to plant

5) Assign plant to company code-

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Assignment==>>Logistics general==>>Assign plant to company code.

6) Assign purchasing organization to company code

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Assignment==>>Materials management== >> Assign purchasing organization to company code

7) Assign purchasing organization to plant

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Assignment==>>Materials management== >> Assign purchasing organization to plant

8) Assign shipping point to plant

Path== SPRO==>>IMG==>>Enterprise structure==>>Assignment==>> Logistics execution== >> Assign shipping point to plant

FICO configuration-

1) Define field status variants-

Path==SPRO== >>IMG== >>Financial accounting== >>Financial accounting global settings== >>Ledgers==>>Fields== >>Define field status variants

2) Assign field status variant to company code-

Path==SPRO== >>IMG== >>Financial accounting== >>Financial accounting global settings== >>Global parameters for company code== >>Enter global parameters.

3) Define posting period variants-

Path==SPRO== >>IMG== >>Financial accounting== >>Financial accounting global settings== >>Ledgers== >>Fiscal year and posting periods== >> Posting periods== >> Define variants for open posting periods.

4) Open and close posting periods-

Path==SPRO== >>IMG== >>Financial accounting== >>Financial accounting global settings== >>Ledgers== >>Fiscal year and posting periods== >> Posting periods== >> Open and close posting periods.

5) Assign posting period variant to company code-

Path==SPRO== >>IMG== >>Financial accounting== >>Financial accounting global settings== >>Global parameters for company code== >> Enter global parameters

6) Assign company code to chart of accounts-

Path==SPRO== >>IMG== >>Financial accounting== >>General ledger accounting== >>Master data== >> G/L accounts== >> Preparations== >>Assign company code to chart of accounts.

7) Create G/L accounts for company code-

Path==SPRO== >>IMG== >>Financial accounting== >>General ledger accounting== >>Master data== >> G/L accounts== >> Preparations== >> GL account creation and processing == >> Create G/L accounts with reference.

G/L accounts and account determination-

MM (Materials management configuration)-

1) Define account determination for valuation areas-

Path==SPRO== >>IMG== >>Materials management==>>Valuation and account assignment == >> Account determination==>> Account determination without wizard == >> Group together valuation areas.

2) Maintain company codes for materials management-

Path==SPRO== >>IMG== >> Logistics general== >> Material master== >> Basic settings== >> Maintain company codes for material management.

Material Ledger configuration-

1) Assign material ledger types to valuation areas-

Path==SPRO== >>IMG==>> Controlling== >> Product cost controlling== >>Actual costing/Material ledger == >> Assign material ledger types to valuation area

2) Activation of material ledger (Mandatory in S4 HANA to create material master data)-

T code- OMX1, OMX2,OMX3

Path==SPRO== >>IMG==>> Controlling== >> Product cost controlling== >>Actual costing/Material ledger == >> Activation of material ledger for valuation areas

3) Production startup for material ledger-

T code- CKMSTART or

Path== SAP Easy Access==>> Accounting== >>Controlling== >> Product cost controlling== >> Actual costing / Material ledger== >> Environment== >> Production startup == >> Set valuation areas as productive

TM (Transportation Management) Enterprise structure configuration-

Path== >> SPRO== >> IMG== >> Transportation Management== >> Master data== >>Organizational Management== >> Organizational Model== >> Create and merge organizational model.