Transport + Deliver's built-in activity optimization functionality is limited; therefore, Transport + Deliver has integrated with Scientific Logistics (Sci-Log) to perform more robust and flexible activity optimization.

Sustainability: Reduce Transportation

Use this modern route optimization solution to:

Reduce transportation costs—decreasing routes and miles by 5%-20%.
Shrink planning effort and cost, easily doubling the number of routes that can be managed by each route planner.

See Sustainability with Supply Chain Cloud for more information.

Setup

Azure Setup

Register for Azure Account

Register for an Azure account.
Provide your Azure application credentials to Sci-Log:
1. Authentication URL for Azure AAD: https://login.microsoftonline.com/DIRECTORYTENANTID/oauth2/token
  1. Replace with Directory Tenant ID from app registration.
2. Resource: D365 environment URL
3. Client ID: Application ID ("Client ID" in D365 F&SCM) from app registration.
4. Azure Secret Value: Value of client secret created during registration.

D365 F&SCM Setup

Azure Active Directory Applications

System administration > Setup > Azure Active Directory applications

Enter the Client ID ("Application ID" in Azure).
Enter a Name for description purposes.
Select a User ID to tie this connection to.

Note

Accenture recommends selecting Admin as long as the Admin user has Transport + Deliver roles assigned and the following user configurations set up:

System Administrator: Role assigned.
Worker Operation Profile: Created for the operation(s) that will expect the activity back from Sci-Log.
Company: Must be the same company that will receive data back from Sci-Log. (If Admin user must remain in a different company, you must create/use a different user on the Azure Active Directory Application.)

Activity Optimization Services

Logistics Execution > Setup > Parameters > Activity Optimization

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Activity Optimization Service	Select Scientific Logistics to route optimization requests externally to Sci-Log and have them returned to Transport + Deliver using the configured URLs.
Activity Optimization Service URL	This URL is provided by Sci-Log and is used to send optimization requests.
Activity Optimization Key	This is the authorization key provided by Sci-Log to authenticate optimization requests. Note Sci-Log refers to this as "credential."
Optimized Activity Build Service URL	The first of three return URLs you provide for Sci-Log to connect to when sending data back to Transport + Deliver. Replace "xxx" with the D365 F&O URL: "https://xxxx/api/services/LEXSciLogExternalDataServices/LEXSciLogExternalDataService/buildActivities" Note Sci-Log refers to this as "orders."
Optimized Activity Update Service URL	The second of three return URLs you provide for Sci-Log to connect to when sending data back to Transport + Deliver. Replace "xxx" with the D365 F&O URL: "https://xxxx/api/services/LEXSciLogExternalDataServices/LEXSciLogExternalDataService/updateActivities"
Customer Return Service URL	The third of three return URLs you provide for Sci-Log to connect to when sending data back to Transport + Deliver. Replace "xxx" with the D365 F&O URL: "https://xxxx/api/services/LEXSciLogExternalDataServices/LEXSciLogExternalDataService/processOptimizationWebRequests"
Note Type	Select the logistics order note type to send to Sci-Log.

Activity Optimization

Logistics Orders

Logistics Execution > Common > All Logistics Orders

To send logistics orders to Sci-Log, select the desired orders on the All Logistics Orders list page and click Send to Optimization Engine.

After Sci-Log is finished optimizing the orders, it returns the routes to Transport + Deliver.

Transport + Deliver creates activities and automatically pairs the logistics orders in the specific order designated by Sci-Log.

Note

This flow is used when you desire to have Sci-Log build activities. Sci-Log can additionally optimize activities that have already been built.

Load Building Workbench

Logistics Execution > Common > Load Building Workbench

To optimize individual activities from the Load Building Workbench, click Optimize Route.

This sends the activity details to Sci-Log to be optimized.

Send Orders for Optimization

To optimize activities in batch, configure the Send Orders for Optimization periodic job.

Send Customers for Optimization

To optimize customers in batch, configure the Send Customers for Optimization periodic job.

Troubleshooting

Add Additional D365 Environments

Additional D365 Environments on the Same Sci-Log Connection

You can have multiple D365 F&SCM environments pointing to the same Sci-Log connection.

To do this, you must have a new Azure application registration for each environment.

Provide your Azure application credentials to Sci-Log:
1. Authentication URL for Azure AAD: https://login.microsoftonline.com/DIRECTORYTENANTID/oauth2/token
  1. This stays the same because the Tenant ID does not change.
2. Resource: Environment URL
3. Client ID: Application ID ("Client ID" in D365 F&SCM)
  1. This should be different for each environment.
4. Azure Secret Value: Value of client secret
Update the Azure Active Directory applications form with the proper Client ID.
Make sure the selected User ID on the Azure Active Directory applications form has proper Transport + Deliver roles.
Update the URLs in the Activity Optimization section of Transport + Deliver Parameters.

Caveats with Base Sci-Log Integration

Orders Sent to Sci-Log

Only the first logistics order line can be sent to Sci-Log
System Hold field must be set to "None"
Plan date is always current date

Activities Returned to SCC Deliver

Activity template ID must match the Sci-Log Truck Type Code
Azure Active Directory user must have an enabled worker operation profile
Azure Active Directory user must set Company field to company that will receive the activity
Returns current date/time

Common Errors

"There was an error sending the data."

This indicates there is an incorrect connection. Double-check all your connection configurations.

"Worker not found for user Admin."

Integrations tie functionality to the Admin user so that it's not tied to a personal user that can quit.

Make sure your Admin user has a Transport + Deliver worker tied to it on the Azure Active Directory applications form (System administration > Setup > Azure Active Directory applications).