MULTI-LEG SCENARIO IN ORACLE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
LOCATION (MLL_MUMBAI) LOCATION (MLL_HYDERABAD)
Mumbai Hyderabad
RAIL
SHIP (VOYAGE)
Chennai
LOCATION (MLL_CHENNAI)
TRUCK
Bangalore
LOCATION (MLL_BANGALORE)
Basic Set-up Steps (Business Modelling Function)
1. Defining Locations and Corporations for the source and destinations.
2. Creation and Assignment of a Calendar to the location.
3. Defining a Contact and assigning it to the location
4. Create a Commodity , Item and associate the Item to the Commodity
5. Create a Equipment Group, Equipment Group Profile and associate the
Equipment Group to the profile
6. Defining of Service Providers
7. Create Rate Service, Voyage Schedule andRate Offerings for Service Providers
8. Associate Rate Service to the Rate Offerings
9. Create a Rate Record associated to the Rate Offerings
10. Create a Itenary for scenario
Steps in Simulation (Order Management, Transportation Planning and
Shipment Execution)
• Creation of a Simple Order (Order Management >>Purchase Order>>Simple
Order
• Build Shipment from the automatically created release. (Order
Management>>Order Release>>Order Release>>Actions>>Buy Shipment
>>Direct)
• View the Shipment on a Map (Shipments>>Actions>>View>>Map related
shipments)
• Tender the shipment to the service provider (Shipments View Page
>>Actions>>Tender>>Secure Resources)
• Acceptance of the Tender by the Service Provider (Shipments View Page
>>Actions>>Tender>>Accept Tender)
• Create an Invoice from the Buy Shipment (Shipments View Page
>>Actions>>Settlement>>Create Invoice)
DEFINING BUSINESS OBJECTS
1 Defining Locations A. Transportation Planning and Execution: Location
and Corporations Management>>Location Manager>>New
Identification tab:
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Location Id: MLL_BANGALORE
Corporation ID: AM
City: BANGALORE
Country Code: IND
Time Zone: Asia/Calcutta
Latitude: 12.95
Longitude: 77.61
Roles tab
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Location Role: Ship From/Ship To
Calender Id: Define calender -- Ban_Cal
Communications and Remarks tab
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Communication Method: E-mail
E-mail address: xyz.com
B. Click Finished to complete Location Creation
C. Create Locations: MLL_MUMBAI ,MLL_CHENNAI &
MLL_HYDERABAD as per steps above
2 Define Commodity , A. Order Management>>
Item MaterialManagement>>Commodity>>New
Commodity Id: COMNEW
Commodity Name: NEW COMMODITY
B. Order Management>>Material
Management>>Commodity>>New
Item Id: ITEM1
Commodity Id: COMNEW
Click New Package Item Id: ITEM1_PACK
Packaging Unit: STANDARD PALLET
Package Weight: 2 KG
C. Click Save and Finished
3 Defining Equipment A. Asset Management>>Equipment Group Management
Groups and >>Equipment Group>>New
Equipment Group
Profile Equipment Group Id : TRUCK
Effective Volume: 18.79 CUM
Effective Weight: 80.00 KG
Length: 0.25 M
Weight: 0.25 M
Volume: 0.25 M
B. Click Finished
C. Asset Management>>Equipment Group Management
>>Equipment Group Profile>>New
Equipment Group Profile Id : TRUCK_PROF
Compatible: Checked
Equipment Group Id: Select TRUCK and Save
D. Click Finished
4. Define Service Contract and Rate Management>>Service Provider
Provider Management>> Service Provider Manager>>New
A. Service Provider – TL
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Service Provider Id: DHL
Corporation Id: AM
Mode Profile: TL
Invoicing Process: STANDARD
City: BANGALORE
Country Code: IND
Communications and Remarks tab
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Communication Method: E-mail
E-mail address: xyz.com
Click Finished
B. Service Provider – Vessel
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Service Provider Id: DHL_VESSEL
Corporation Id: DHL_CORP
Mode Profile: VESSEL-CO
Invoicing Process: STANDARD
City: BANGALORE
Country Code: IND
Communications and Remarks tab
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Communication Method: E-mail
E-mail address: xyz.com
Click Finished
C. Service Provider – Rail
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Service Provider Id: DHL_RAIL
Corporation Id: DHL_CORP
Mode Profile: RAIL
Invoicing Process: STANDARD
City: BANGALORE
Country Code: IND
Communication Method: E-mail
E-mail address: xyz.com
Click Finished
5 Define Rate
Service(TL) Contract and Rate Management>>Contract Management>> Rate
Service>>New
A. RATE SERVICE FOR TL
Rate Service Header tab
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Rate Service Id: AM_RATE
Rate Service Type: LOOKUP
Rate Service Details
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i. Define New Lane
Lane Id: LANE_B
Source Geo Hierarchy: COUNTRY
Destination Geo Hierarchy: COUNTRY
Country Code: IND
ii. Click Finished
iii. Service Time: 1 DAY
iv. Click Finished
6 Define Voyage Transportation Planning and Execution: Schedule
Schedule Management>>Voyage>>New
Voyage Number: NVOY
Voyage Name: NEW_VOYAGE
Vessel Id: NEW_SHIP
Service Provider: DHL_VESSEL
Voyage Service Type Id: VST
Voyage Locations
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SEQ LOCATION ACTIVITY ACTIVITY_DATE
1 MLL_CHENNAI DEPART 2007-05-30 12:50:00
2 MLL_HYDERABAD ARRIVE 2007-06-05 12:50:00
Click Save and Finished
7 Define Rate
Service(VOYAGE) Contract and Rate Management>>Contract Management>> Rate
Service>>New
RATE SERVICE HEADER
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Rate Service Id: MLL_VOYAGE_RS
Rate Service Type: VOYAGE SCHEDULE
RATE SERVICE DETAILS
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Voyage Service Type Id: VST
Click Save and Finished
8 Define Rate A. Contract and Rate Management>>Contract Management>>
Offering (Vessel) Rate Offering>>New
Rate Header tab
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Offering Id: MLL_VESSEL
Offering Type: VESSEL
Service Provider: DHL_VESSEL
Rate Service Id: MLL_VOYAGE_RS
Transport Mode: VESSEL-CO
Perspective : ALL
Currency: USD
Version: 2005_2010
Exchange Rate Id: DEFAULT
Active Checkbox: SELECTED
B. Click Finished
9 Define Rate A. Contract and Rate Management>>Contract Management>>
Record(Vessel) Rate Record>>New
B. Enter MLL_VESSEL >>Search>>Select MLL_VESSEL >>Finish
Lane Info Tab
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Rate Record Id: MLL_CHEN_HYD_RR
Source Geo Hierarchy: LOCATION
Destination Geo Hierarchy: LOCATION
Attributes Tab
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Source Geo Location Id : MLL_CHENNAI
Destination Geo Location Id: MLL_HYDERABAD
Rate Costs Tab
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Click Add a Cost
Amount: 1 USD
Basis: SHIPMENT
Save
C. Click Finished
10 Define Rate Contract and Rate Management>>Contract Management>> Rate
Service(RAIL) Service>>New
RATE SERVICE HEADER
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Rate Service Id: MLL_RAIL_RS
Rate Service Type: LOOKUP
RATE SERVICE DETAILS
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Voyage Service Type Id: VST
Click Save and Finished
Rate Service Details
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i. Define New Lane
Lane Id: HYD_MUMB
Source Geo Hierarchy: LOCATION
Destination Geo Hierarchy: LOCATION
Source Location: MLL_HYDERABAD
Destination Location: MLL_MUMBAI
ii. Service Time: 2 DAY
iv. Click Save and Finished
11 Define Rate A. Contract and Rate Management>>Contract Management>>
Offering (RAIL) Rate Offering>>New
Rate Header tab
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Offering Id: MLL_RAIL
Offering Type: RAIL
Rate Service Id: MLL_RAIL_RS
Service Provider: DHL_RAIL
Transport Mode: RAIL
Perspective : ALL
Currency: USD
Version: 2005_2010
Exchange Rate Id: DEFAULT
Active Checkbox: SELECTED
Attributes Tab
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Rate Distance Id: LOOKUP ONLY
B. Click Finished
12 Define Rate
Record(RAIL) A. Contract and Rate Management>>Contract Management>>
Rate Record>>New
B. Enter MLL_RAIL >>Search>>Select MLL_RAIL >>Finish
Lane Info Tab
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Rate Record Id: MLL_HYD_MUM_RR
Source Geo Hierarchy: LOCATION
Destination Geo Hierarchy: LOCATION
Attributes Tab
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Source Geo Location Id : MLL_HYDERABAD
Destination Geo Location Id: MLL_MUMBAI
Rate Costs Tab
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Click Add a Cost
Amount: 1 USD
Basis: SHIPMENT
Save
C. Click Finished
13 Define Rate A. Contract and Rate Management>>Contract Management>>
Offering (TL) Rate Offering>>New
Rate Header tab
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Offering Id: AM_OFFER
Offering Type: TL
Rate Service Id: AM_RATE
Service Provider: DHL
Transport Mode: TL
Perspective : ALL
Currency: USD
Version: 2005_2010
Exchange Rate Id: DEFAULT
Active Checkbox: SELECTED
Attributes Tab
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Rate Distance Id: LOOKUP ELSE ESTIMATE
B. Click Finished
14 Define Rate A. Contract and Rate Management>>Contract Management>>
Record(TL) Rate Record>>New
B. Enter AM_OFFER>>Search>>Select AM_OFFER>>Finish
Lane Info Tab
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Rate Record Id: MLL_BANG_CHEN
Source Geo Hierarchy: LOCATION
Destination Geo Hierarchy: LOCATION
Attributes Tab
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Source Geo Location Id : MLL_BANGALORE
Destination Geo Location Id: MLL_CHENNAI
Rate Costs Tab
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Click Add a Cost
Amount: 1 USD
Basis: SHIPMENT
Save
C. Click Finished
8 Define Itinerary A. Transportation Planning and Execution: Itinerary
Management>> Itinerary Manager>>New
Parameters Tab
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Itinerary Id: MLL_BAN_MUM
Perspective: ALL
Itinerary Type: ACTIVE
Source Geo Hierarchy: LOCATION
Destination Geo Hierarchy: LOCATION
Multistop Checkbox: DESELECTED
Lane Definitions Tab
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Source Geo Location Id : MLL_BANGALORE
Destination Location Code Id: MLL_MUMBAI
List Legs Tab
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i. Click New Leg
Sequence Number: 1
Primary Check box: DESELECTED
Equipment Assignment Type: RE-USE EQUIPMENT
Create Single Shipment Check Box: DESELECTED
Location Role: SHIP FROM/SHIP TO
Location Id: MLL_CHENNAI
Calculate Contracted Rate: SELECTED
Calculate Service Time: SELECTED
Mode Profile Id: TL
Equipment Group Profile Id: TRUCK_PROF
Save
ii. Click New Leg
Sequence Number: 2
Primary Check box: SELECTED
Equipment Assignment Type: OPTIMIZE EQUIPMENT
Create Single Shipment Check Box: DESELECTED
Location Role: SHIP FROM/SHIP TO
Location Id: MLL_HYDERABAD
Calculate Contracted Rate: SELECTED
Calculate Service Time: SELECTED
Mode Profile Id: VESSEL -CO
Equipment Group Profile Id: TRUCK_PROF
Save
iii. Click New Leg
Sequence Number: 3
Primary Check box: DESELECTED
Equipment Assignment Type: RE-USE EQUIPMENT
Create Single Shipment Check Box: DESELECTED
Calculate Contracted Rate: SELECTED
Calculate Service Time: SELECTED
Mode Profile Id: RAIL
Rule 11 Instuction: TENDER THIS SHIPMENT
Equipment Group Profile Id: TRUCK_PROF
Save
B. Click Finished
SIMULATION OF A MULTI-STOP SHIPMENT FLOW
1 Create Order A. Order Management>>Purchase Order>>Simple Order
Base** and Order
Release Simple Order Tab
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Order Base Id: OB_MLL
Source Location: MLL_BANGALORE
Destination Location: MLL_MUMBAI
Ensure Radio Button on LINE ITEM
Click on Ship Unit button
Line Item Tab
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Click New Line Item button
Packaged Item Id: ITEM1_PACK
Total Weight: 1 KG
Total Volume: 1 CUFT
Total Package Count: 1
Save
B. Click Finished
C. Query the Order Base: OB_MLL >Do a right click or Click on
Smart Links icon>Select Related Order Releases
D. Note Order Release Ids: OB_MLL_001
** Order Base is not always needed. Order Releases can be
directly created and planned. (Nav: Order Management>>Order
Release>>Order Release
2 Plan Order Release A. Order Management>>Order Release>>Order Release
on to a Shipment
Query Order Release: OB_MLL_001
Select both the Order Releases>Actions>Create Buy
Shipments>Direct
Click OK on the Equipment Selection Page
3 Buy Shipments are created.
3 Tender the Transportation Planning and Execution: Shipment Management>>
Shipments Buy Shipments
Search Shipments
Select each of the Shipments>Actions>Tender>Secure Resources
Query Shipment: Observe Status: SECURE_RESOURCES_TENDERED
4 Accept Tender Transportation Planning and Execution: Shipment Management>>
Buy Shipments
Search Shipments
Select each of the Shipments >Actions>Tender>Accept Tender
Query Shipment: Observe Status: SECURE_RESOURCES_ACCEPTED
5 Create an Invoice Transportation Planning and Execution: Shipment Management>>
Buy Shipments
Search Shipments
Select each of the Shipments >Actions>Settlement>>Create
Invoice
Basic Troubleshooting
Log File would need to be reviewed to debug issues where Order Releases are not getting
planned on to Shipments. Please refer Metalink Note: 387267.1 which explains the
appropriate logging parameters that needs to be enabled and also the log generation.
