In which document types can you enable cost distribution in SAP TM? There are 2 correct answers to this question.

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Options

• AFreight settlement document
• BFreight unit
• CFreight order
• DForwarding settlement document

• A
  91% (40)
• B
  2% (1)
• D
  7% (3)

Explanation

Cost distribution in SAP TM allows transportation costs to be allocated across freight units assigned to a document. It is configurable in Freight Orders (C) because these are the execution documents that carry actual carrier costs and need to distribute them to the freight units assigned within - and in Freight Settlement Documents (A) because this is where final cost settlement occurs and distribution to cost objects (e.g., cost centers, freight units) is finalized for accounting purposes.

Why B is wrong: Freight units are the recipients of distributed costs, not the source documents where distribution is enabled. They receive allocated costs from freight orders or settlement documents rather than housing the distribution logic themselves.

Why D is wrong: Forwarding Settlement Documents are used for customer-facing billing (charges to the shipper), not for distributing internal carrier/transportation costs - it sits on the revenue side, not the cost side.

Memory tip: Think "Cost flows OUT from execution and settlement" - the Freight Order (execution) and Settlement Document (accounting) are where costs originate and get distributed. Freight Units only absorb those costs, and Forwarding Settlement Documents face the customer, not the carrier cost side.

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