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This page explains Routes for consultants and architects configuring In-House Secure’s outbound logistics. In short, a Route is SAP’s travel plan for how goods move from the shipping point to the customer, including stages, timings, and transport methods. It matters because delivery dates, freight planning, and lead times depend on the route chosen. Use it when you want predictable delivery scheduling. Avoid skipping it unless you enjoy customers asking why a parcel travelled slower than a medieval caravan.
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A reasoning-first page unpacking what routes represent in SAP and why they underpin the realism of delivery timelines.
Every physical shipment follows a route, even if that route is “walk it next door”. SAP models the same logic. A route tells SAP how long it takes to pick, load, transport, and deliver goods. Without this information, SAP makes up dates, and those dates are fiction. Fiction does not survive customer scrutiny.
Route
SAP’s blueprint for a shipment’s journey, including transport group, transit time, and shipping stages.
Departure Zone
The geographic segment representing the origin area.
Destination Zone
The customer’s delivery territory, used for route determination.
Transit Time
The number of calendar or working days a shipment is expected to travel.
Transportation Group
A material attribute describing how the item wants to travel (parcel, pallet, oversize goods, etc.).