1. Logistics Automation with SAP Secondary Distribution
Management (SAP SDM)
Vehicle and Hauler related documents in PAT

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Agenda
 Vehicle and Hauler related Data Collation
 Plant determination strategy
 Difference clearance
 Differences and tolerances
 Reclassification / Transfer posting
 Supported Processes

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Vehicle and Hauler related Data Collation
Manage logistic processes related to a specific vehicle or
a hauler company
• After-the-fact posting of loading and unloading steps
• Dramatic reduction of manual data entry for logistic
processes
• Control about gains and losses

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Simple data entry for complex business processes
Responsible
hauler company
Load from own stock
Unloading to customer
sales order
Left on board quantity
Losses on vehicle

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Simple data entry for complex business processes
Load from own stock
Unloading to customer
sales order
Left on board quantity
Losses on vehicle
Posted documents
Savings: enter 1 document, create 11 documents automatically

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PAT Document Creation
Vehicle
Hauler Company
Additional Header Data
Relate your processes to a vehicle or a hauler company by assigning it in
the document header information

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Powerful Reporting
Add POWL Lists to your user role for detailed and fast analysis
Process Analysis
Truck Quantity Analysis
Storage Reports

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Manage Gains & Losses during transport
 Own fleet
 Document type VEHICLE
 Application /PAT/DCV_VP_TCD
 Hauler
 Document type FWDAGENT
 Master Data /PAT/DCV_HP_TCD
 Transaction /PAT/DC_FA
 Left on board quantities
 Usually remain on vehicle
 Dedicated plant for left on board
quantities possible
 Quantity checks
 Keep Loading and unloading quantities
balanced
 Quantity view per material / valuation type
 Balancing can be achieved by
 Left on board postings
 Posting of differences

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Manage Gains & Losses during transport
 Quantity overview
• Quantity view per material /
valuation type
• Summary table of loading and
unloading
• Chart about loading, on board
and unloading

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Plant determination strategy
 Document Supplementation
 „Plant determination“ in PAT Customizing
 PAT  Processes  General Define Document Supplementation
 Strategy is assigned Item Type level
 STGETRANSP (Storage data from means of transport)
 STGELOAD (Storage data from last loading)
 Other strategies can be defined using own event methods
 Postings for unloading items
 Uses plant / storage loc. from item line
 Posts
 Transfer postings to item plant, if not equal to means of transport plant

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Adjustment of differences
 Manual Adjustment
 Automatic Adjustment
 By Toolbar function 
 Assignment in DC Customizing
 Data Collation Documents Specify Document
Type
 Event methods
 Called for every …
 negative difference inside a document
 Overall difference of a document
 The event controls …
 Where a difference item is inserted
 Data used for difference item creation
 Possible aggregation of difference items
 Delivered Methods
 Gain at beginning, loss at end (with aggregation)
 Adjustment before unloading (without aggregation)

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Differences and Tolerances
 Transaction /PAT/DCV_VD_TCD
 Tolerance Check during document
incompleteness check
 Event method
 Provides basis for tolerance calculation
 Called for each item with differences
 Basis for calculation has to be aligned with tolerance
check
 Delivered calculation basis methods
 Total loaded quantity
 Loaded quantity at measurement point
• Event for processing exceeded
tolerances
• Delivered responses
• Error
• Warning
• Error if no reason

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Reclassification / Transfer Posting
 Reclassification
 Automated with transaction
/PAT/DC_REBRAND_TCD
 Manually directly in Data Collation
Document
 Configuration in Data Collation
Customizing
 Data Collation Documents  Specify Item Type
 Transfer Posting
 Activated in customizing by ‘Transfer Posting
Mode: Multi-Step’
 Event Method in Data Collation Customizing
 Data Collation Documents  Specify Item Type
 Delivered Methods
 Material (309), Plant (301), Storage Location (311) 
previously strategy M01

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Processes
Internal Postings
Forwarding
Agent
Vendor
Own Plant Own Plant
Unloading
Sales
Loading
Carrier Loading
Own Plant
Flush
Differences
Customer
Customer
Returns Loading
Carrier Loading
Stock Transfer
Storage Supply
Overview
LPC LPO
XXX XXX
LOS XLO
Unloading type Cancellation type
LPN XLP
LRC LRO LRR XLR
USC USO USD XUS
USN
UOS XUO
VFL
VDG VDL
VPL
XVPL
VLB
XVLB
XXX Loading type XXX Other
LDC
LDC
RUS
UST USTN XUST

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Available Loading Processes - I
 From supplier
 LPC (Load Purchase Contract)
 LPO (Load Purchase Order)
 LPN (Load Purchase No Document)
 XLP (Cancel Load Purchase)
 From own stock
 LOS (Load Own Stock)
 XLO (Cancel Load Own Stock)
 Item Type in Classic Data Collation
 BLK
 BLB
 SBK
 BLE, BLZ
 SBE

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Available Loading Processes - II
 With reference to Data Collation document
 LDC (Load Data Collation)
 XLDC (Cancel Load Data Collation)
 From customer
 LRC
 LRO
 LRR
 XLR
 Item Type in Classic Data Collation
 BXS
 SXS
 BRK
 BRA

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Available Internal Processes
 Differentials (Gains & Losses)
 VDG (Vehicle Difference Gain)
 VDL (Vehicle Difference Loss)
 Flushes
 VFL (Vehicle Flush)
 Left on board
 VPL (Vehicle Prior-To-Load)
 VLB (Vehicle Left-On-Board)
 XVPL (Cancel Vehicle Prior-To-Load)
 XVLB (Cancel Vehicle Left-On-Board)
 Item type in classic Data Collation
 Positive DIF
 Negative DIF
 ISP
 BLR
 ELR

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Available Unloading Processes
 At customer
 USC (Unload Sales Contract)
 USO (Unload Sales Order)
 USD (Unload Sales Delivery)
 USN (Unload Sales No Document)
 XUS (Cancel Unload Sales)
 RUS (Returns Unload Sales)
 To own stock
 UOS (Unload Own Stock)
 XUO (Cancel Unload Stock)
 UST (Unload Stock Transfer Order)
 USTN (Unload Stock Transfer No Document)
 XUST (Cancel Unload Stock Transfer)
 Item type in classic Data Collation
 ELK
 ELA, EZA, EAS
 ELL, EZL
 ELU
 SLA, SEK
 ELE, ELS
 EUB
 ELT

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Thank you
Contact information:
Matthias Pimiskern
Solution Manager Oil & Gas
Matthias.Pimiskern@sap.com

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