SAP A078 Departure Country / Destination Country Table data and field list

A078 is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Departure Country / Destination Country data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The A078 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Departure Country / Destination Country data available in SAP. These include KAPPL (Application), KSCHL (Condition type), ALAND (Departure country (country from which the goods are sent)), LLAND (Country of Destination)... 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. .

A078 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 A078 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 A078 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
KAPPLApplication KAPPLCHAR2T681AKAPPLKAP
KSCHLCondition type KSCHACHAR4T685KSCHLVKS
ALANDDeparture country (country from which the goods are sent) ALANDCHAR3T005LAND1VAL
LLANDCountry of Destination LLANDCHAR3T005LAND1VLL
DATBIValidity end date of the condition record KODATBIDATS8DATUM
DATABValidity start date of the condition record KODATABDATS8DATUM
KNUMHCondition record number KNUMHCHAR10KNUMB

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table A078 using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on A078 to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_A078 TYPE A078.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM A078
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_A078
WHERE...

How to access SAP table A078

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about A078 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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