What settings are controlled by the freight unit type? Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• ADirect shipment options
• BTendering settings
• CFreight unit building rule
• DChange controller settings
• EOrganizational unit determination

• A
  87% (33)
• B
  11% (4)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

In SAP Transportation Management (TM), the freight unit type is a configuration object that governs how freight units are structured and processed. It directly controls direct shipment options (A), determining whether a freight unit can bypass standard planning and be shipped directly; the freight unit building rule (C), which defines how order items are grouped and split when constructing freight units; and organizational unit determination (E), which drives how relevant org units (e.g., purchasing org, company code) are derived for the freight unit.

B (Tendering settings) is incorrect because tendering is configured at the freight order/booking level and is driven by carrier selection profiles and transportation lanes, not the freight unit type. D (Change controller settings) is also incorrect - change controllers govern document change management across the system and are not scoped to the freight unit type.

Memory tip: Think of the freight unit type as controlling the freight unit's birth certificate - how it's built (building rule), where it goes directly (direct shipment), and who owns it (org unit determination). Tendering and change control happen after the freight unit exists, so they belong elsewhere.

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