EDI business document FreightThe business document Freight describes shipment and tracking of loads and shipments; it includes the following EDI messages:
Load Information to Carrier (FML) Load Information to carrier (FML) messages notify business partners of forthcoming subcontracting instructions. The messages are prepared when you print subcontracting instructions using either of the following sessions:
Note To generate the EDI messages prepared, use the Generate EDI Messages (ecedi7201m000) session. Use the Direct Network Communication (ecedi7205m000) session to generate the outgoing message. A report will list the messages that were generated. The outgoing messages for an external EDI trading partner are stored in the appl_from directory for retrieval by translation software. Carrier Status Information (FMS) Carrier status (FMS) messages are sent by business partners to facilitate tracking of freight order clusters, freight order cluster lines, loads, and shipments. The carrier status information is displayed in the Status field of the following sessions:
To access carrier status and other tracking information from other sessions:
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