Means of transport manually selected for freight order lines

You can select a means of transport for a freight order line in the Means of Transport field in the Freight Order Lines (fmfoc2101m000) session. When means of transport are selected for freight order lines, loads cannot be created without assigning a means of transport to the load created for the freight order line. The load building engine must assign the means of transport from the freight order line, or a means of transport of the transport means group to which the means of transport belongs.

Note

If a transport means combination is selected for a freight order line, you cannot select a means of transport for the freight order line. Instead, the means of transport attached to the transport means combination will be used for load building. For further information, see Multiple means of transport by load.

Selecting a means of transport for a freight order line can have the following consequences for load building:

  • If the selected means of transport or another means of transport of the same transport means group is not available for the load, load building cannot be carried out for the freight order.
  • If the ordered quantity of the freight order line exceeds the capacity of the means of transport selected for the freight order line, the freight order line cannot be planned. The reason for this is that more than one load must be created for the freight order, whereas a means of transport cannot carry more than one load.

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