SAP TM glossary: O
26 terms in plain words, with the official German SAP term. Key terms link to their own page.
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Objects delivered by SAP for the change controller
DE Von SAP ausgelieferte Objekte für den Change Controller Freight orderReference list of the process controller and condition objects SAP delivers for the change controller.
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Ocean carrier schedule
Master data and cross-processA carrier schedule type for sea transport that defines the standard sequence of stops a ship serves.
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Ocean freight
Freight orderTransportation by sea, handled in SAP TM mainly through ocean freight bookings.
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Ocean freight bookings for shippers (Outbound)
DE Seefrachtbuchungen für Verlader (Ausgehend) Freight orderThe outbound ocean freight scenario for shippers, designed for Advanced Shipping and Receiving, in which you model multimodal end-to-end flows with container units and exchange messages with the carrier.
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Offline workflow for sending and approving work items
DE Offline-Workflow für Senden und Genehmigen von Workitems Charges and settlementFunction that e-mails work items for freight agreement RFQ masters, agreements and rate table validity periods to a user, who can accept or reject them by reply without logging on to TM. Work items stay in the approver's Business Workplace inbox until the reply e-mails are processed.
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On-carriage
Freight orderThe final leg of a multi-stage transport, after the main carriage, delivering the goods to the consignee.
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One-Step planning
DE Einschrittplanung Freight orderA planning run in which the system performs any combination of VSR optimization, carrier selection and load optimization in one go.
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One-Time location
DE Einmallokation Master data and cross-processA location stored as a transient master data object, created by the system from address details entered on the user interface instead of from maintained master data.
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Operating times
DE Betriebszeiten Master data and cross-processA time stream that states when a location is available, that is, when loading and unloading can take place and when transport activities may start or end there.
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Optimization as part of carrier selection
DE Optimierung im Rahmen der Spediteurauswahl Carrier and tenderingThe optimisation within carrier selection that assigns the lowest-cost carriers to documents.
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Optimization at individual capacity lines
DE Optimierung in einzelnen Kapazitätszeilen Carrier and tenderingA feature that lets a shipper set business share conditions for a strategy per individual capacity line in a freight agreement RFQ. The optimiser then allocates business share among carriers at this granular level, with capacity lines modelled as rate table lines.
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Optimization data
DE Optimierungsdaten Freight orderThe data set on which VSR optimization works: the selected freight units, freight units within the planning horizon, data found by context determination, the capacities matching the capacity selection settings, and transportation lanes between all relevant locations.
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Optimizer
Master data and cross-processThe optimisation engine SAP TM calls for automatic planning tasks, for example VSR optimization, load planning and load consolidation, and optimizer-based mixed package building.
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Optimizer settings
Freight orderA settings object assigned to the planning profile that controls how VSR optimization behaves.
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Optimizer-Based mixed package building
DE Optimiererbasierte Erzeugung von gemischten Packstücken Order and demandA package building mode in which the package building optimizer creates mixed packages of different products.
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Order and delivery integration
Order and demandA side-by-side ERP integration scenario with service groups for exchanging purchase orders, sales orders, stock transfer orders and inbound and outbound deliveries between ERP and TM. It supports creating transportation requests in both directions, delivery document management and cross-system traceability.
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Order integration
Order and demandThe transfer of ERP order documents into TM so that transportation can be planned from them.
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Order-based planning
Order and demandTransportation planning based on orders rather than on deliveries.
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Order-Based transportation consolidation - sample outbound process
DE Auftragsbasierte Transportkonsolidierung - Beispielausgangsprozess Master data and cross-processSAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition sample process in which planning is done in a decentralised transportation management system.
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Order-Based transportation requirement
OTR DE Auftragsbasierter Transportbedarf Order and demandA TM document that represents transportation demand from an order created in SAP ERP; each one corresponds to a single order and cannot be edited in TM. It can be used as a basis for transportation planning and is updated or cancelled when the ERP order is changed or deleted.
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Order-based transportation requirement type
OTR type Order and demandThe Customizing type of an order-based transportation requirement (OTR).
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Organizational management
DE Organisationsmanagement Master data and cross-processThe tool used to build and maintain the organisational and staffing structure of a company on the basis of an organisational model.
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Organizational unit
DE Organisationseinheit Master data and cross-processAn object used to map the structure of a company in an organisational model, specified more closely by its unit function and unit role.
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Outbound communication
DE Ausgehende Kommunikation Freight orderIn external planning, the step in which the shipper sends transportation demand to a carrier as freight units or consignment orders, asking for a transportation plan.
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Outer volume
DE Außenvolumen Freight orderThe space a package such as a pallet or carton takes up on a capacity such as a truck.
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Output management
DE Ausgabemanagement Master data and cross-processThe TM function for printing, faxing and emailing business documents and for running application-to-application or business-to-business actions.
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