SAP TM Syllabus: Complete Training Course Content

This is the actual SAP S/4HANA TM (Transportation Management) training syllabus taught at SCM Cloudbook, built around a shipper scenario used consistently across all 22 topics — from system landscape through freight settlement and EWM integration. Use this as your real checklist when comparing institutes or scoping what a TM course should cover.

SAP TM — Foundation Track (Topics 1–11)

1. Project Landscape

• Overview of embedded and decentralized SAP TM landscapes
• Integration of SAP TM with S/4HANA, EWM, SD, MM and Finance
• End-to-end document flow from source order to freight settlement
• Roles of shipper, carrier, customer, vendor and warehouse

2. ERP Org Structure

• Company code, sales organization, purchasing organization and plant
• Shipping point, storage location and warehouse structure
• Mapping ERP organizational units to TM locations

3. TM Process Flow

• Creation of transportation demand from orders and deliveries
• Freight unit and freight order creation
• Planning, carrier assignment and transportation execution
• Charge calculation, cost distribution and settlement

4. TM Master Data

• Business partners, locations and transportation zones
• Means of transport, vehicle resources and transportation lanes
• Calendars, durations, capacities and incompatibilities
• Freight agreements, rate tables and calculation sheets

5. Freight Units and FUBR (Freight Unit Building Rule)

• Automatic freight-unit creation from orders and deliveries
• Freight-unit splitting based on weight, volume, dates or destination
• Consolidation of compatible transportation demand
• FUBR determination and troubleshooting

6. Conditions

• Condition types, access sequences and condition records
• FUBR, document type and planning-profile determination
• Condition analysis and error resolution

7. Unified Package Building

• Package creation based on weight, volume and dimensions
• Homogeneous and mixed-product package creation

8. Selection Profile and Planning Profile

• Selection of freight units, freight orders and capacities
• Planning horizon, location and status-based filtering
• Assignment of profiles to the Transportation Cockpit

9. Optimizer Planning (VSR Optimizer)

• Automatic vehicle scheduling and route planning
• Consideration of capacity, dates and time windows
• Analysis of optimizer results and unplanned freight units

10. Manual Planning and Automatic Planning

• Manual freight-order creation in the Transportation Cockpit
• Drag-and-drop assignment of freight units and resources
• Replanning and correction of planning violations

11. One-Time Location

• Creation of temporary pickup and delivery locations
• Use in ad-hoc transportation scenarios

SAP TM — Advanced & Process Track (Topics 12–22)

12. Delivery Profile

• Delivery proposal creation from TM
• Grouping and splitting of delivery requirements
• Creation of outbound and inbound deliveries

13. Direct Shipment Option (DSO)

• Identification of direct point-to-point shipment opportunities
• Comparison with hub-based transportation

14. Multistage / Multileg Shipments

• Planning pre-carriage, main-carriage and on-carriage stages
• Planning through hubs, ports and terminals

15. Charge Calculation

• Freight agreements, calculation sheets and charge types
• Rate tables and scales based on weight, distance or volume
• Surcharges, minimum charges and percentage-based charges

16. Cost Distribution

• Distribution of freight costs to freight units and deliveries
• Transfer of costs to MM, Finance and Controlling

17. Freight Settlement

• Creation of freight settlement documents
• Transfer of carrier charges to Materials Management
• Invoice verification, reversal and settlement corrections

18. PPF Actions

• Configuration of action profiles and action definitions
• Automatic printing, email, XML and EDI outputs
• Monitoring and reprocessing failed actions

19. Tendering and Subcontracting

• Carrier selection and ranking
• Tendering freight orders to multiple carriers
• Direct subcontracting and retendering

20. Incoterms

• Transfer of Incoterms from orders and deliveries
• Handling EXW, FCA, FOB, CIF, DAP and DDP scenarios

21. TM-EWM Integration (ASR)

• Freight-order-based integration between SAP TM and EWM
• Warehouse picking, packing, staging and loading updates
• Integration of PGI, goods receipt and warehouse milestones

22. STO (Stock Transport Order) – Inbound

• Transportation planning for interplant stock transfers
• Outbound delivery, goods issue and stock-in-transit processing
• Inbound delivery, goods receipt and freight settlement

Why This Syllabus Structure Matters

Most TM courses stop around freight order creation and basic planning — topics 1 through 10 here. The real differentiators for project readiness sit in topics 15 through 22: charge calculation, freight settlement, tendering, Incoterms, and TM-EWM integration via ASR. These are the areas where fit-gap workshops reveal real complexity, and where our syllabus goes further than a typical course.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many topics does the SAP TM syllabus cover? 22 topics, structured to follow a single shipper scenario from project landscape through to freight settlement and EWM integration.

Does this syllabus cover TM-EWM integration? Yes, topic 21 covers freight-order-based ASR integration between SAP TM and EWM directly, including warehouse milestone synchronization.

Is Incoterms handling included in the TM course? Yes, topic 20 covers Incoterm-based transportation responsibility and freight-unit stage building across EXW, FCA, FOB, CIF, DAP and DDP scenarios.

Does the syllabus cover multi-modal or multi-leg shipments? Yes, topic 14 covers multistage/multileg shipment planning across pre-carriage, main-carriage, and on-carriage stages through hubs, ports and terminals.

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