SAP A021 Vendor/Material/Unit of Measure Table data and field list

A021 is a standard SAP Pooled Table which is used to store Vendor/Material/Unit of Measure data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The A021 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Vendor/Material/Unit of Measure 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. .

A021 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: Not classified

SAP A021 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 A021 table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Key field

Non-key field

How do I retrieve data from SAP table A021 using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on A021 to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_A021 TYPE A021.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM A021
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_A021
WHERE...

How to access SAP table A021

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about A021 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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