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Key Facts: SAP S/4HANA TM Exam

80

Exam Questions

180-minute time limit

61%

Passing Score

~49 correct answers

$1,308

Exam Fee USD

Includes Learning Hub + 4 attempts

7

Topic Areas

Fundamentals, Charges, Planning, Freight, Master Data, LSP, Clean Core

4

Exam Attempts

Included with $1,308 exam fee

C_S4TM_2023 covers SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition Transportation Management (Embedded TM). The exam has 80 questions with a 180-minute time limit and 61% passing score. It tests freight and forwarding order flow, freight unit building, VSR planning, tendering, charge management with rate tables, and FSD/FWSD settlement.

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1Which deployment option is the standard for SAP Transportation Management in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition?
A.Decentralized TM running on a separate SAP TM 9.x system
B.Embedded TM running natively inside the S/4HANA stack
C.SAP TM as a side-by-side BTP application only
D.Standalone SAP APO TM module
Explanation: Embedded TM is integrated directly into S/4HANA and is the standard deployment for S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition. Decentralized TM still exists for high-volume customers needing a separate stack, but Embedded TM is the default model the C_S4TM_2023 exam focuses on.
2A logistics service provider sells transportation services to a customer. Which document represents this commercial agreement in SAP TM?
A.Freight Order
B.Freight Booking
C.Forwarding Order
D.Delivery-Based Transportation Requirement
Explanation: A Forwarding Order represents the LSP's commercial agreement with a customer to provide transportation. The forwarder later issues Freight Orders to subcontracted carriers. The two document types separate the sell-side (forwarding) from the buy-side (freight) in LSP scenarios.
3What is the purpose of a Freight Unit in SAP TM?
A.It stores carrier rate tables
B.It is the planning object created from business documents that represents goods to be transported together
C.It is the settlement document sent to the carrier
D.It is the master data record for trucks
Explanation: A Freight Unit is the planning object derived from OTRs or DTRs via the Freight Unit Building Rule (FUBR). Planning, including the VSR optimizer, operates on freight units rather than the original business documents, and consolidates them into freight orders/bookings.
4Which transactional document is created automatically from an outbound delivery to drive transportation planning?
A.Order-Based Transportation Requirement (OTR)
B.Delivery-Based Transportation Requirement (DTR)
C.Forwarding Settlement Document (FWSD)
D.Freight Booking
Explanation: DTRs are generated from outbound or inbound deliveries and represent transportation demand at the delivery level. OTRs are created earlier in the cycle from sales or purchase orders, before the delivery exists. Both can feed Freight Unit Building Rules.
5Which planning approach uses an algorithm to optimize routes, vehicle loading, and carrier selection automatically across many freight units?
A.Manual planning in the transportation cockpit
B.VSR (Vehicle Scheduling and Routing) optimizer
C.Carrier Collaboration Portal
D.Strategic Freight Procurement run
Explanation: The VSR optimizer uses constraint-based optimization to assign freight units to capacities and produce optimized routes. Manual planning, by contrast, relies on a planner using the transportation cockpit. Both approaches share the same data model but differ in automation level.
6What is the role of the Charge Calculation Sheet in SAP TM?
A.It defines the carrier tendering sequence
B.It groups calculation lines and bases that determine how transportation charges are calculated for a freight document
C.It triggers settlement posting in Financial Accounting
D.It assigns drivers to freight orders
Explanation: The Charge Calculation Sheet acts as the structure that lists charge types, calculation bases, and rate tables in order. When applied to a freight order or forwarding order, it computes the relevant charges line by line, supporting both shipper buy-side and LSP sell-side pricing.
7Which document is generated by SAP TM to settle costs with an external carrier?
A.Forwarding Settlement Document (FWSD)
B.Freight Settlement Document (FSD)
C.Service Entry Sheet
D.Goods Receipt Document
Explanation: The Freight Settlement Document (FSD) is created from the freight order/booking to settle carrier costs with the LSP or shipper paying the carrier. Forwarding Settlement Documents (FWSD) are used for the sell side, billing the customer for forwarding services.
8Which tendering type sends a freight order request to a single chosen carrier and waits for accept/reject?
A.Open tendering
B.Peer-to-peer tendering
C.Direct tendering
D.Reverse-auction tendering
Explanation: Direct tendering targets one carrier and expects an accept/reject response. Peer-to-peer iterates sequentially through a ranked carrier list. Open tendering broadcasts to multiple carriers simultaneously, often via the SAP Logistics Business Network or Collaboration Portal.
9Which master data object defines a physical or logical place such as a plant, distribution center, or customer site for transportation?
A.Means of Transport
B.Location
C.Transportation Lane
D.Resource
Explanation: Locations are the foundational geographic master data in SAP TM, representing plants, customer sites, ports, hubs, and other physical or logical points. Transportation Lanes are then defined between locations, and resources (trucks, drivers) move between them.
10What does a Transportation Lane represent in SAP TM?
A.A sales territory
B.A relationship between two locations or zones describing how transportation can occur between them
C.A piece of equipment
D.A specific freight order
Explanation: A Transportation Lane connects two locations or transportation zones and describes which means of transport, carriers, products, and validity periods are allowed for that origin/destination pair. Lanes drive carrier selection and rating.

About the SAP S/4HANA TM Exam

The SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management (C_S4TM_2023) certification validates expertise in Embedded TM covering forwarding and freight order management, planning with the VSR optimizer, charge calculation and settlement, transportation network master data, and LSP scenarios in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition.

Exam sponsor: SAP (Pearson VUE proctored). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Questions

100 questions

Time Limit

3 hours

Passing Score

61%

Exam / Certification Fees

$1,308

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

21-30%

SAP TM Overview & Fundamentals

Embedded TM vs Decentralized TM, functional areas, end-to-end transportation processes in S/4HANA

21-30%

Charge Calculation & Freight Settlement

Charge Calculation Sheet, calculation bases, rate tables, scales, FSD/FWSD, cost distribution, strategic procurement/selling

11-20%

Transportation Planning

Planning profiles, manual planning, VSR optimizer, transportation cockpit, capacity planning, multi-stop trips

11-20%

Freight Order Management

Carrier selection, tendering (direct/peer-to-peer/open), tendering profile, freight documents, subcontracting

≤10%

Master Data

Locations, transportation network, lanes, zones, means of transport, resources, business partners, equipment master

≤10%

TM for Logistics Service Provider

Forwarding orders, forwarding agreements, forwarding settlement document, LSP-specific configuration

≤10%

Managing Clean Core

Clean core principles, extensibility, key/public APIs, side-by-side extensions in S/4HANA

Preparing for the SAP S/4HANA TM Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 61%
  • Exam length: 100 questions
  • Time limit: 3 hours
  • Exam / certification fees: $1,308 Official sources

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SAP S/4HANA TM: Suggested Study Strategy

1Memorize the Forwarding Order vs Freight Order distinction — Forwarding Order is the LSP/forwarder selling transportation to a customer, Freight Order is the contract with a carrier to move goods
2Understand OTR (Order-Based Transportation Requirement) vs DTR (Delivery-Based Transportation Requirement) — OTR is created from sales/purchase orders before delivery exists, DTR from outbound/inbound deliveries
3Learn the Freight Unit Building Rule (FUBR) — it converts business documents (OTRs/DTRs) into freight units that planning operates on, controlling consolidation and split logic
4Study tendering types — Direct (one carrier), Peer-to-Peer (sequential carriers from a list), Open (broadcast to multiple carriers via the Collaboration Portal)
5Practice with the Transportation Cockpit — the central planning UI where you select freight units, capacities, and run manual or VSR optimizer planning

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the SAP C_S4TM_2023 exam?

C_S4TM_2023 (SAP Certified Associate — SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, Transportation Management) is SAP's certification for TM specialists. It covers Embedded TM in S/4HANA including forwarding and freight order management, freight unit building, VSR planning, tendering, charge management, settlement, and clean core extensibility.

What is the passing score for C_S4TM_2023?

The passing score for C_S4TM_2023 is 61%. With 80 questions and a 180-minute time limit, you need approximately 49 correct answers. The exam fee of $1,308 USD includes one year of SAP Learning Hub access and four exam attempts.

What is the difference between Embedded TM and Decentralized TM?

Embedded TM is integrated directly inside the S/4HANA system and is the standard deployment for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition. Decentralized TM runs as a separate stand-alone TM system connected via integration to one or more ERP back-ends. The C_S4TM_2023 exam focuses on Embedded TM.

How should I prepare for the SAP TM certification?

Study the freight order vs forwarding order distinction, freight unit building rules (FUBR), the VSR optimizer planning logic, charge calculation sheet structure, and tendering profile types. Hands-on experience in the transportation cockpit is highly recommended. Allow 8-12 weeks for preparation.