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sap-tm

Classifies SAP TM transportation operations by risk and gates carrier commitments and freight settlements.

Updated Aug 17, 2026
Search Tags:#supply chain#risk gating#subcontracting#transportation management#freight settlement#sap tm#carrier tendering
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/MetaFloor-AI/metafloor-scm-plugin-openai --skill sap-tm-metafloor-ai
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Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: sap-tm
Source: https://github.com/MetaFloor-AI/metafloor-scm-plugin-openai/tree/main/skills/platforms/transportation/sap-tm
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/MetaFloor-AI/metafloor-scm-plugin-openai --skill sap-tm-metafloor-ai

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Operating SAP Transportation Management involves actions with very different consequences: building freight units is harmless planning, but confirming a carrier commits capacity and cost, and creating a freight settlement document posts money into ERP/FI. This Skill gives an AI agent the operator judgment to classify every SAP TM action as read, reversible write, committing write, or destructive, and to pause consequential ones for human approval. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Operation risk classification: Maps SAP TM operation families (freight unit building, VSR optimizer runs, tendering, subcontracting, FSD/FWSD settlement) onto a read/write/destructive gating matrix. - Commit-point awareness: Identifies the true irreversible moments, such as carrier confirmation, PPF tender outputs, and freight settlement document creation, including hidden triggers like background optimizer runs and status-driven PPF actions. - Recovery and edge-state guidance: Covers cancellation charges, booking allocation forfeiture, settlement reversals, closed posting periods, duplicate orders, and buy-vs-sell (FO/FSD vs FWO/FWSD) confusion. - Use Case: Before subcontracting a freight order to a carrier, the agent re-reads the subcontracting and execution status, confirms the stage, lane, and buy-side cost, and routes the confirmation through a human approval gate instead of committing spend autonomously. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to plan and tender a freight order in SAP TM, and have it classify each step and pause for approval before subcontracting the carrier or creating the freight settlement document.

Frequently Asked Questions about sap-tm

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I safely subcontract a freight order in SAP TM?▼

Subcontracting a freight order commits carrier capacity and cost, so it requires human approval. First calculate charges and confirm the stage, lane, and buy-side cost, then re-read the subcontracting and execution status at the moment of commit before confirming the carrier.

What is the difference between a freight order and a freight booking in SAP TM?▼

A freight order is the executable land/road transport document where a carrier is subcontracted, while a freight booking reserves ocean or air capacity against a sailing or flight ahead of the cargo. Cancelling a booking forfeits the allocation and is typically harder to reverse than cancelling a road freight order.

Does running the VSR optimizer in SAP TM commit carrier spend?▼

No, the VSR optimizer and freight unit building commit nothing; they only produce a plan with a proposed carrier. The commitment happens at subcontracting or carrier confirmation, though a background optimizer run whose PPF actions auto-tender should be treated as a committing actor.

Why is creating a freight settlement document in SAP TM considered destructive?▼

Creating an FSD transfers cost into ERP/FI by generating a purchasing document, service entry sheet, and accrual posting against which the carrier invoice is verified. It is money out, and reversing it posts a financial credit that touches invoice verification, so it requires a named approver.

Can SAP TM tendering award a carrier without human input?▼

Yes. Peer-to-peer tendering auto-rolls to the next carrier on rejection or timeout, broadcast tendering awards the first carrier to accept, and open tendering auto-awards the best bid when the timer expires. A tender leaves the building via PPF the moment it fires.

When should I not use this SAP TM skill?▼

Use a different skill when the TMS is Oracle OTM or Blue Yonder, when the work is warehouse execution (SAP EWM), customs and trade compliance (SAP GTS), the FI/MM ledger side of a settlement, or pure in-transit visibility tracking with no planning or commitment.

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