You want to use advanced shipping and receiving. What must you define? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• ALocation with type 1011 (vendor)
• BLocation with type 1003 (shipping point)
• CLocation with type 1200 (loading point)
• DLocation with type 1001 (production plant)

• A
  75% (18)
• C
  17% (4)
• D
  8% (2)

Explanation

Advanced Shipping and Receiving (ASR) in SAP requires coordination between inbound (receiving) and outbound (shipping) processes, so both a vendor location (type 1011) and a shipping point location (type 1003) must be defined. The vendor location (1011) represents the external supplier sending goods, enabling the system to process inbound deliveries and advanced shipping notifications (ASNs). The shipping point (1003) is mandatory because ASR governs the outbound side as well, controlling how goods are dispatched through defined shipping structures.

Why C and D are wrong: A loading point (1200) is a subdivision within a shipping point used for scheduling dock assignments - it's an optional refinement, not a prerequisite for enabling ASR. A production plant (1001) is an internal manufacturing or storage entity unrelated to the vendor-facing and carrier-facing configuration that ASR requires.

Memory tip: Think "ASR = who sends it + where it ships from." Advanced = A vendor (1011), Shipping = Shipping point (1003). Loading points and plants are supporting structures, not the foundation.

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