C_S4TM_2023 SAP Certified Associate - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, Transportation Management Questions and Answers

SAP recommends several guiding principles to achieve clean core operations in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, focusing on standardization and minimal customizations. According to the SAP documentation:

Define roles and responsibilities as part of a process transformation office (C): A process transformation office ensures clear ownership and governance for maintaining clean core standards.

Establish release management (D): Release management ensures that system updates and extensions align with clean core principles, minimizing disruptions.

Integrate clean core practices in the end-to-end value process chain (E): Embedding clean core practices across all business processes ensures consistency and adherence to standard SAP functionality.

The other options are incorrect:

Establish an organizational structure, technical foundation, and transformation methodology (A)is important but not specifically listed as a clean core guiding principle in SAP’s framework.

Establish regular housekeeping tasks and procedures (B)is a general system maintenance practice, not a core clean core principle.

To configure a scenario in SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management where a single trailer is hauled by multiple trucks (e.g., in a multi-leg transport), specific customizations are required:

Transportation unit type (A): According to the SAP documentation, the transportation unit type must be configured to allow a trailer to be defined as a separate entity that can be attached to different trucks during various stages of transport. This ensures the trailer is treated as a distinct resource.

Freight order type (D): The freight order type must be customized to support multi-leg scenarios, including settings for stage-specific assignments of trucks to the same trailer, enabling the system to manage the trailer across multiple freight orders.

The other options are incorrect:

Forwarding order type (B)is used for logistics service provider scenarios and does not directly manage trailer-truck assignments.

Freight booking type (C)is relevant for ocean or air transport, not for road-based multi-truck scenarios.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, incompatibilities are used to enforce restrictions in various processes to prevent incompatible combinations. According to the SAP documentation, incompatibilities can be applied in:

Delivery proposal (A): Incompatibilities ensure that certain products or freight units are not combined in delivery proposals (e.g., due to hazardous material restrictions).

Freight unit building (D): Incompatibilities prevent specific products or requirements from being combined into the same freight unit (e.g., incompatible goods).

Carrier selection (E): Incompatibilities restrict certain carriers from being assigned to specific freight orders based on criteria like equipment or service capabilities.

The other options are incorrect:

Tendering (B)uses tendering profiles and rules but does not typically involve incompatibilities.

Charge calculation (C)relies on freight agreements and rate tables, not incompatibilities.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, incompatibilities can be defined with different system reactions for automatic and manual planning to enforce restrictions, such as preventing the hazardous product POISON from being transported on a TRUCK unless authorized by user A. According to the SAP documentation:

Automatic Violation: Incompatibility Must Not Be Violated; Manual Violation: Incompatibility is Ignored (B): This setting ensures that automatic planning strictly enforces the incompatibility (no POISON on TRUCK), but user A can manually override it during planning, allowing flexibility for authorized users.

Automatic Violation: Incompatibility Must Not Be Violated; Manual Violation: Warning If Incompatibility Is Violated (C): This setting also enforces the incompatibility in automatic planning but issues a warning during manual planning, allowing user A to proceed with authorization while being alerted to the violation.

The other options are incorrect:

Ais too restrictive, as it prevents both automatic and manual violations, not allowing user A to authorize the transport.

Dis too permissive, as it ignores the incompatibility in automatic planning, which violates the company policy.

In an SAP S/4HANA Cloud Greenfield project, maintaining a clean core focuses on ensuring the system remains standard, extensible, and efficient with high-quality data. According to the SAP documentation, key aspects for clean core data quality include:

Stability (B): Ensuring data stability prevents inconsistencies and errors, supporting a reliable and maintainable system core.

Efficiency (D): Efficient data processes reduce redundancy and improve performance, aligning with clean core principles of streamlined operations.

The other options are incorrect:

Accuracy (A)is important for data quality but is not specifically emphasized as a clean core principle, which focuses more on system stability and efficiency.

Timeliness (C)relates to data availability but is less critical for clean core data quality compared to stability and efficiency.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, transportation allocations define the capacity or volume assigned to specific transportation lanes and means of transport. For a freight order with means of transportBfrom transportation zone4to transportation zone5, the system considers allocations that match the transportation path and means of transport, including intermediate zones in the hierarchy. Assuming a standard transportation zone hierarchy where zones are nested (e.g., zone 1 is a parent zone containing zones 2, 3, 4, and 5), the relevant allocations are:

Orientation: Within; From: 1; To: 1; Means of transport: B (C)is consumed because zone 1 is a parent zone that includes zones 4 and 5, and the freight order uses means of transport B.

Orientation: Along; From: 4; To: 5; Means of transport: C (D)is consumed because, although the means of transport is C, the allocation is directly relevant to the route from zone 4 to zone 5. In SAP TM, allocations for specific routes may be considered even if the means of transport differs, depending on configuration.

Orientation: Along; From: 2; To: 3; Means of transport: B (E)is consumed because the freight order’s path from zone 4 to zone 5 may pass through zones 2 and 3 (based on the hierarchy), and it uses means of transport B.

The other options are incorrect:

Orientation: Along; From: 4; To: 2; Means of transport: A (A)is irrelevant because it uses means of transport A and does not match the destination (zone 5).

Orientation: Within; From: 1; To: 1; Means of transport: A (B)is irrelevant because it uses means of transport A, not B.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management for Logistics Service Providers (LSPs), instruction sets provide standardized instructions for transportation processes. According to the SAP documentation, instruction sets can be assigned to:

Stage type (A): Instruction sets are linked to stage types to define specific instructions for each stage of a forwarding order, such as loading or customs handling.

Forwarding order type (C): Instruction sets are assigned to forwarding order types to provide default instructions for the entire order, ensuring consistency in LSP scenarios.

The other options are incorrect:

Movement type (B)is used for defining stage sequences or transportation modes but does not support instruction set assignments.

Freight order type (D)is used for execution documents and typically does not include instruction sets, which are more relevant to forwarding orders in LSP scenarios.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, the Package Builder is used to estimate freight volume by assigning package types to goods for more accurate capacity planning. According to the SAP documentation, the package type assignment can be based on:

Business partner (B): Package types can be assigned based on the business partner (e.g., shipper or consignee), as different partners may have specific packaging requirements.

Shipping location (D): The location from which goods are shipped (e.g., warehouse or plant) can influence package type assignments, as different locations may use distinct packaging standards.

The other options are incorrect:

Handling unit type (A)is managed in SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) or during execution, not directly in the Package Builder for planning purposes.

Shipping type (C)refers to the mode of transport (e.g., road, rail) but is not a criterion for package type assignment in the Package Builder.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, conditions are used to determine specific objects or settings during charge calculation based on predefined rules. According to the SAP documentation:

Freight agreement (A): Conditions can be used to select the appropriate freight agreement based on attributes like carrier, purchasing organization, or transportation lane.

Rate table (D): Conditions can determine the specific rate table to be used for charge calculation, based on criteria such as source/destination or service type.

The other options are incorrect:

Carrier in the freight agreement (B)is determined during carrier selection, not through conditions in charge management.

Validity date of the rate table (C)is defined in the rate table configuration and is not determined dynamically via conditions.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management without geographical services (e.g., GIS integration), geographical coordinates for locations cannot be automatically determined with high precision. According to the SAP documentation:

The location coordinates are determined at region or country level (A): The system can assign approximate coordinates based on predefined region or country data in the location master data, providing a basic level of geographical information.

The location coordinates are determined based on manual entry (D): Users can manually enter coordinates in the location master data to specify the exact position of a location.

The other options are incorrect:

The location coordinates cannot be determined (B)is incorrect because coordinates can be assigned manually or at a region/country level.

The location coordinates are determined at street level (C)requires geographical services for precise geocoding, which is not available in this scenario.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, driver assignment is part of the transportation planning process to ensure that specific drivers are allocated to transports. According to the SAP documentation, drivers can be assigned in:

Freight order (C): Drivers can be assigned directly to a freight order during planning or execution, specifying who will operate the vehicle for the transport.

Vehicle resource (D): Drivers can be assigned to a vehicle resource in the master data, linking a driver to a specific vehicle for planning purposes.

The other options are incorrect:

Transportation lane (A)defines routes and costs but does not include driver assignments.

Freight booking (B)is used for ocean or air transport and typically does not involve driver assignments, which are more relevant to road transport (freight orders).

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, the cost distribution function allows transportation costs to be included in the material valuation, typically through integration with Materials Management (MM). According to the SAP documentation, the following documents support this requirement:

Purchase order (B): Purchase orders can include transportation costs as part of the procurement process, enabling these costs to be distributed to the material valuation in MM.

Stock transport order (C): Stock transport orders, used for inter-plant or inter-company stock transfers, support the inclusion of transportation costs in the material valuation, as these costs are relevant to the transfer process.

Inbound delivery (E): Inbound deliveries, which represent the receipt of goods, can incorporate transportation costs from freight settlement documents, allowing these costs to be distributed to the material valuation.

The other options are incorrect:

Sales order (A)is used in sales and distribution to trigger transportation requirements but does not directly support cost distribution for material valuation.

Outbound delivery (D)is relevant for shipping goods but is not typically used to distribute transportation costs to material valuation, as this is more applicable to inbound processes.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, thedistribution profileis directly assigned to an organizational unit to define how costs are distributed across different entities, such as cost centers or internal orders, during freight settlement. According to the SAP documentation, the distribution profile is linked to the organizational unit (e.g., a purchasing organization) to specify rules for cost allocation in materials management integration scenarios. This ensures that transportation costs are correctly assigned based on organizational structure.

The other options are incorrect:

Charges profile (A)defines the structure of charges but is not directly assigned to an organizational unit; it is used in freight agreements or calculation sheets.

Calculation profile (B)determines how charges are calculated but is assigned to documents like freight orders, not organizational units.

Dimensional weight profile (D)is used for calculating dimensional weight and is linked to calculation profiles, not organizational units.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, business shares are used to distribute transportation volumes across multiple carriers based on predefined percentages. According to the SAP documentation, the following SAP Fiori apps allow users to define whether business shares are considered in the carrier selection process:

Create Business Share (B)enables users to define business share agreements, including whether they are active for carrier selection.

Edit Carrier Selection Settings (C)allows users to configure settings that determine how business shares influence carrier selection, such as enabling or disabling their consideration.

The other options are incorrect:

Edit Freight Agreement (A)is used for managing freight agreement details, such as rates, but does not directly control business share settings for carrier selection.

Define Transportation Lane (D)is used for configuring transportation lanes, including costs and priorities, but not for defining business shares.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, a freight agreement RFQ master is used to solicit bids from carriers for multiple RFQ items. According to the SAP documentation, when Carrier A is not incumbent for three RFQ items and is removed from those, it remains eligible for the remaining four items. When individual freight agreement RFQs are generated, one RFQ is created per carrier for the items they are assigned to. Since Carrier A is assigned to four RFQ items,four individual freight agreement RFQsare created for Carrier A, one for each item.

The other options are incorrect:

A (1)is incorrect because a single RFQ would not cover multiple items for a carrier.

C (3)is incorrect because it reflects the items Carrier A was removed from, not the ones assigned.

D (7)is incorrect because Carrier A is not assigned to all seven items.

In a side-by-side deployment between SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, master data such as business partners, products, and locations are transferred using theData Replication Framework (DRF) (A). According to the SAP documentation, DRF is the standard interface for replicating master data between SAP S/4HANA systems in a side-by-side scenario, ensuring consistency and synchronization of data like business partners, materials, and locations.

The other options are incorrect:

Core interface (CIF) (B)is used in SAP APO and SAP SCM, not in SAP S/4HANA TM side-by-side deployments.

Intermediate document (IDoc) (C)may be used for transactional data but is not the primary interface for master data replication.

Web service (WS) (D)is used for specific integrations but not for standard master data replication in this scenario.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, transportation zones are used to organize the transportation network. According to the SAP documentation:

Transportation zones transfer their properties to their locations (A): Zones define attributes (e.g., geographical or organizational properties) that are inherited by the locations within them, simplifying configuration.

Transportation zones are used to group locations (D): Zones group multiple locations (e.g., warehouses, plants) to streamline planning and routing in the transportation network.

The other options are incorrect:

Transportation zones are physical locations (B)is incorrect; zones are logical groupings, not physical sites.

Transportation zones increase the effort needed to model the network (C)is incorrect; zones reduce modeling effort by grouping locations.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management for LSPs, the stage sequence in a forwarding order defines the transportation legs (e.g., pre-carriage, main carriage). According to the SAP documentation, the stage sequence can be determined using:

Stage profile (A): A stage profile defines the sequence of stages for a forwarding order based on predefined rules, ensuring consistency across similar orders.

Movement type (C): Movement types specify the type of transport (e.g., road, rail) for each stage and are used to determine the stage sequence in forwarding orders.

The other options are incorrect:

Stage type (B)defines attributes of individual stages but does not determine the sequence.

Shipping type (D)categorizes the overall transport mode but does not control stage sequencing.

The strategic freight procurement process in SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management involves several steps to establish agreements with carriers. According to the SAP documentation, the key process steps include:

Evaluate responses and optimize (B): After receiving responses to RFQs, the system evaluates them based on criteria like cost, capacity, or service quality to select the best carriers.

Prepare request for quotation (RFQ) (D): This step involves creating RFQs to solicit bids from carriers for specific transportation services.

Generate freight agreements (E): Once carriers are selected, freight agreements are generated to formalize the terms, including rates and conditions.

The other options are incorrect:

Generate business shares (A)is a configuration step for carrier selection, not a core part of the strategic procurement process.

Define trade lanes (C)is part of master data setup, not a specific step in the procurement process.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, forwarding orders in LSP scenarios allow users to specify transportation details directly. According to the SAP documentation:

Movement type (A): Users can enter the movement type in the forwarding order to define the transportation mode (e.g., road, rail) for specific stages.

Shipping type (C): The shipping type can be specified to categorize the overall transport mode (e.g., full truckload, less-than-truckload), influencing how the transport is executed.

The other options are incorrect:

Instruction set (B)is assigned via configuration (e.g., to stage types or forwarding order types) but is not directly entered in the forwarding order.

Stage profile (D)is assigned to determine stage sequences but is not manually entered as a field in the forwarding order.

In SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management, a business partner with the role Driver is defined in the master data with specific attributes. According to the SAP documentation:

Non-working times and absences (C): These attributes specify the driver’s availability, including holidays, vacations, or other non-working periods, critical for planning.

Validity period (D): The validity period defines the time frame during which the driver is active in the system, ensuring assignments are time-relevant.

The other options are incorrect:

Fixed assignment to a vehicle resource (A)is optional and managed in vehicle resource master data, not a mandatory driver attribute.

Planning profile (B)is used for planning settings, not for defining driver attributes.