When installing an SAP TM server, some components are prerequisites (this also

applies for upgrades and support package installations). You can find the available
stack(s) for installation, upgrades, and Support Package installation on SAP Service
Marketplace. SAP NetWeaver (NW), SAP Business Suite Foundation (BS_FND), and
SCM Basis are required for every installation of an SCM application. When these are
installed, certain deployment options are possible. For SAP TM, this means it can be
deployed together with SAP Event Management (SCEMSRV) on one server, although
this is not absolutely necessary.

During post-installations steps, it is mandatory to activate business functions for SAP

TM-specific capabilities on the SCM server. In SAP Event Management it is also
mandatory to activate the business function “SCM_EM_TMCONTENT01”, otherwise
transportation visibility scenarios are not available in the event manager. The SCM
Basis component provides many functions in the area of master data and master data
integration with SAP ERP via the Core Interface (CIF). This is also used for other SCM
applications like APO and EWM, but there is a specific SAP TM flavor to this master
data. Most of the APO transactions will have a specific transaction code.