SAP A156 Country of Departure/Destination Country/Del. Country Table data and field list

A156 is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Country of Departure/Destination Country/Del. Country data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The A156 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Country of Departure/Destination Country/Del. 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. .

A156 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 A156 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 A156 table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

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How do I retrieve data from SAP table A156 using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on A156 to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_A156 TYPE A156.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM A156
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_A156
WHERE...

How to access SAP table A156

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about A156 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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