SAP A018 Material Info Record Table data and field list

A018 is a standard SAP Pooled Table which is used to store Material Info Record data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The A018 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Material Info Record data available in SAP. These include KAPPL (Application), KSCHL (Condition type), LIFNR (Vendor Account Number), MATNR (Material Number)... See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .

A018 pooled table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: A - Application table (master and transaction data)
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced

SAP A018 pooled table fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the A018 table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Field	Description	Data Element	Data Type	length (Dec)	Check table	Conversion Routine	Domain Name	MemoryID	SHLP
MANDT	Client	MANDT	CLNT	3	T000		MANDT
KAPPL	Application	KAPPL	CHAR	2	T681A		KAPPL	KAP
KSCHL	Condition type	KSCHA	CHAR	4	T685		KSCHL	VKS
LIFNR	Vendor Account Number	ELIFN	CHAR	10	LFA1	ALPHA	LIFNR	LIF	KRED_C
MATNR	Material Number	MATNR	CHAR	18	MARA	MATN1	MATNR	MAT	S_MAT1
EKORG	Purchasing Organization	EKORG	CHAR	4	T024E		EKORG	EKO
ESOKZ	Purchasing info record category	ESOKZ	CHAR	1			ESOKZ	ESO
DATBI	Validity end date of the condition record	KODATBI	DATS	8			DATUM
DATAB	Validity start date of the condition record	KODATAB	DATS	8			DATUM
KNUMH	Condition record number	KNUMH	CHAR	10			KNUMB

Key field

Non-key field

< A017 - Material Info Record (Plant-Specific) A019 - Contract Header >

How do I retrieve data from SAP table A018 using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on A018 to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_A018 TYPE A018.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM A018
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_A018
WHERE...

How to access SAP table A018

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about A018 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).

Related SAP tables and the relationships to A018

    EINA - Purchasing Info Record: General Data
        EINE - Purchasing Info Record: Purchasing Org. Data
            KONH - Conditions (Header)
                KONP - Conditions (Item)
                    KONM - Conditions (1-Dimensional Quantity Scale)
                    KONW - Conditions (1-Dimensional Value Scale)
        EIPA - Order Price History: Info Record
        STXH - STXD SAPscript Text File Header
            STXL - STXD SAPscript Text File Lines
        CDHDR - Change Document Header
            CDPOS - Change Document Items
        LFEI - Vendor Master: Preference for Import and Export
            A017 - Material Info Record (Plant-Specific)
            A018 - Material Info Record
            A025 - Info Record for Non-Stock Item (Plant-Specific)
            A028 - Info Record for Non-Stock Item
            A066 - Info Record per Order Unit
            A067 - Plant Info Record per Order Unit
            A160 - Variant Conditions (Plant-Dependent)
            A161 - Variant Conditions