SAPAIFDrivenTransportManagementIntegration
Replacing fragile ECH-based error handling with a fully operational, business-accessible AIF integration for high-volume multi-country transport requests.
Client
Industry
Logistics
Period
2021
Codemine role
AIF architecture and development
Errors in transport requests stopped being an IT log entry and became a task the right regional team can see, correct and reprocess on its own.
01
Context
SKF is a global industrial manufacturing company operating complex, high-volume logistics flows across multiple regions.
In an internal project, SKF replaced third-party warehouse systems with SAP EWM and SAP TM. Interfaces for transport requests were part of the new landscape and had to work for logistics teams in many countries.
02
The challenge
The standard SAP TM inbound service for Intra Company Transportation Requests relied on ECH-based error handling - technically logged but inaccessible to business teams.
Country-specific address and postal code inconsistencies caused recurring disruptions, and there was no structured way for logistics teams to correct payload data or safely reprocess failed messages without re-triggering the source system.
03
Our approach
- 01
From ECH to SAP AIF
The interface was migrated from ECH to SAP AIF: ECH was disabled and the interface logic runs through the Proxy Engine with the full AIF feature set activated.
- 02
Deterministic XML mapping
AIF structure mappings transform inbound XML the same way every time, so the result no longer depends on how a message happened to arrive.
- 03
Country rules in BRF+
BRF+ decision tables, connected to AIF value mapping, normalise addresses and postal codes per country, with rules for Brazil, Canada and non-EU cases.
- 04
Correction by the business
Explicitly changeable fields let logistics teams correct payload data themselves and reprocess the message without re-triggering the source system.
- 05
Errors routed to the right team
An AIF Monitor in the Fiori Launchpad, with recipient determination built on multiple index tables, sends each error automatically to the responsible regional team.
04
Results
Around 35% fewer interface errors at roughly 20,000 messages a day
50% faster resolution of logistics exceptions
40% decrease in recurring data-related errors
Business self-service correction without IT involvement
05
Services
SAP TM · SAP AIF · SAP ABAP OO · SAP S/4HANA · BRF+
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