CMI and Transportation Lane

Hi Gurus,
We are working on VMI scenario. We need to create Transportation Lane between our DC to each customer location and assign products to each location. We mantain CMI (Customer material Inforecord) in R/3 which has delivery plant/Shipping plant for each material/Customer combination.
The question is can we create TL based on CMI record using standard CIF?
Thanks,
Niranjan

HI NIranjan
i dont think its possible to CIF customer material info record to create T lane. I was just going thru help documents and came thru creation of talens for customers by ciffing sales scheduling agreements
Check the link below if its of some use to you.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm50/helpdata/en/3e/dfaf376ed96c21e10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm

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Hello,
Please follow on the SAP Help library:
Automatic Creation of Transportation Lanes
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm50/helpdata/EN/d4/56ef1a5572544081619 a5f87f4055e/content.htm
Change of Supplying Plant in the Special Procurement Type
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To extract data from tr.lanes you can use BAPI_TRLSRVAPS_GETLIST2. To change and save you can use BAPI_TRLSRVAPS_SAVEMULTI2.
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Edited by: So Kitagawa on May 14, 2008 6:12 PM

I think this is created part of the Product Integration Model and is controlled via the Product Inbound User Exit - APOCF005.
There is no User Exit for Transportation Lanes.
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Regards,
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I am aware that when we cif Inforecords from R/3 to APO new transportation lanes automatically gets created between the Plant and Vendor.
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm41/helpdata/EN/3e/dfaf376ed96c21e10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm
Transportation Lanes with Reference to R/3 Material Master Record
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Hi
It's correct
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Try to user APO Loader Excel and fill the data you are filling for BAPI "BAPI_TRLSRVAPS_SAVEMULTI" and see whether it works or not ?
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Hi Shan,
As rajesh said we are also using Z program to upload Tlanes and MOT's.
I will give you a brief.
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        return                = it_return2.
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then
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What is the Purchasing Document used - Purchasing Info Records or Contracts? You can CIF any of these to APO to create Procurement Relationships which in turn automatically creates Transportation Lane. You have to assign Means of Transport manually though. Note - T Lanes created with reference to Contract are however not used by SNP for source determination.
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