Configuring additional ship to information

If different items are shipped to the same plant respectively ship to location in different business processes, an additional ship to information is required. This ship to information must be configured in the PlanAdditionalContractSearch code list in Master Data.

To configure additional ship to information:

  1. Sign in to Automotive Exchange with a user who has the authorization for Master Data.
  2. To access the Codes page, select Master Data > Codes.
  3. Click the Drill down button of the PlanAdditionalContractSearch code list.
  4. Click Edit.
  5. Click Create in the Code List Properties.
    The dialog box Code Properties opens.
  6. Specify this information:
    Name
    Defines the ship to ID used to evaluate a contract line based on the incoming EDI messages.
    Accounting Entity
    Specifies the accounting entity for which the additional ship to ID is used. If left empty, the additional ship to is valid for all accounting entities in the tenant to which you are logged-on to.
    Short Description
    Specifies a short description of the additional ship to and the business process for which it is used. The short description can consist of a maximum of 512 characters.
    Description
    Specifies a description of the additional ship to.
    Effective from Date
    Specifies the start date of the additional ship to.
    Effective to Date
    Specifies the end date of the additional ship to.
    Additional Ship To
    Specifies the additional ship to that is used for the special business process.

    To support more than two different logistic business processes for one ship to, the code list can be enhanced with additional ship to locations.

  7. To save the changes, click OK.
  8. To save the code list, click Save.
    A notification displays that the code list has been saved successfully.