SAP A108 Vendor Hierarchy / Material Table data and field list

A108 is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Vendor Hierarchy / Material data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The A108 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Vendor Hierarchy / Material data available in SAP. These include KAPPL (Application), KSCHL (Condition type), EKORG (Purchasing Organization), LHIENR (Vendor number of vendor hierarchy)... 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. .

A108 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 A108 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 A108 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
EKORGPurchasing Organization EKORGCHAR4T024EEKORGEKO
LHIENRVendor number of vendor hierarchy LIFNR_LHCHAR10LFA1ALPHALIFNR
MATNRMaterial Number MATNRCHAR18MARAMATN1MATNRMATS_MAT1
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 A108 using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on A108 to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_A108 TYPE A108.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM A108
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_A108
WHERE...

How to access SAP table A108

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about A108 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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