A257 SAP (Movement Type/Recipient Type) Table details
Dictionary Type: Table
Description: Movement Type/Recipient Type
Description: Movement Type/Recipient Type
Table field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
A257 is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Movement Type/Recipient Type data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.
The A257 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Movement Type/Recipient Type data available in SAP. These include KAPPL (Application), KSCHL (Condition type), J_3GBEWEG (Internal Indicator for Transaction Type), J_3GETYPE (Receiving Recipient Type).. 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. .
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 A257 table fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary
| 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 | ||
| J_3GBEWEG | Internal Indicator for Transaction Type | J_3GBEWEG | CHAR | 1 | J_3GBEWEG | ||||
| J_3GETYPE | Receiving Recipient Type | J_3GETYPE | CHAR | 2 | J_3GZUETYP | J_3GETYP | |||
| 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 |
How do I retrieve data from SAP table A257 using ABAP code
The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on A257 to SELECT all data from the tableDATA: WA_A257 TYPE A257.
SELECT SINGLE *
FROM A257
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_A257
WHERE...
How to access SAP table A257
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about A257 and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects