SAP ABAP Data Element ROUTE (Route)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       VL (Package) WS-SHP: General Processing for Shipping
Basic Data
Data Element ROUTE
Short Description Route  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type ROUTE    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 6    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 6    
Value Table TVRO    
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name ROUTE   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Route 
Medium 15 Route 
Long 20 Route 
Heading Route 
Documentation

Definition

Route by which the delivery item is to be delivered to the customer. You can use the route in a delivery to represent the following situations:

  • One or more legs
  • Connection between point of departure and destination point
  • Target area

Use

You can predefine different standard routes in the system. These are dependent on:

  • Where the delivery comes from
  • Where the delivery is going to
  • Under what conditions the delivery is to take place

You can use the route as a selection criteria for:

  • Collective processing of deliveries
  • Selecting deliveries for transportation planning

Examples

Route as a Connection Between Departure Point and Destination Point

In the delivery, you can specify that it takes one of these routes:

  • NA: North Atlantic
  • PA: Pacific

Which ship is to carry the delivery is not determined until transportation planning.

Route as a Target Area

A country can be divided into different delivery areas:

  • R1: North
  • R2: North-West
  • R3: North-East
  • R4: East, and so on

Enter the corresponding route in the delivery. In transportation planning, you can select deliveries destined for one or more target areas.

Procedure

The system can propose a route automatically via Customizing. If alternative entry values are defined for your system, you can change the route manually in the document.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19991102 
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