SAP BAPIACHE08 Posting in Accounting: General Posting Table data and field list

BAPIACHE08 is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Posting in Accounting: General Posting" Information within sap ABAP programs.

This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.

i.e. DATA: wa_BAPIACHE08 TYPE BAPIACHE08.

The BAPIACHE08 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Posting in Accounting: General Posting data available in SAP. These include OBJ_KEY (Reference Key), OBJ_SYS (Logical system of source document), USERNAME (User name), HEADER_TXT (Document Header Text)... 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. .

BAPIACHE08 structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)


SAP BAPIACHE08 structure 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 BAPIACHE08 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
OBJ_TYPEReference Transaction AWTYPCHAR5Assigned to domainAWTYP
OBJ_KEYReference Key AWKEYCHAR20AWKEY
OBJ_SYSLogical system of source document AWSYSCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHALOGSYS
USERNAMEUser name USNAMCHAR12Assigned to domainXUBNAMEUSR
HEADER_TXTDocument Header Text BKTXTCHAR25TEXT25
OBJ_KEY_RCancel: object key (AWREF_REV and AWORG_REV) AWKEY_REVCHAR20AWKEY
COMP_CODECompany Code BUKRSCHAR4T001BUKRSBUKC_T001
AC_DOC_NOAccounting Document Number BELNR_DCHAR10ALPHABELNRBLN
FISC_YEARFiscal Year GJAHRNUMC4GJAHRGJAHRGJR
DOC_DATEDocument Date in Document BLDATDATS8DATUM
PSTNG_DATEPosting Date in the Document BUDATDATS8DATUM
TRANS_DATETranslation Date WWERT_DDATS8DATUM
FIS_PERIODFiscal Period MONATNUMC2MONAT
DOC_TYPEDocument Type BLARTCHAR2T003BLARTBAR
REF_DOC_NOReference Document Number XBLNRCHAR16XBLNR
COMPO_ACCComponent in ACC Interface COMPOCHAR4COMPO
REASON_REVReason for Reversal STGRDCHAR2Assigned to domainSTGRDFSG
REF_DOC_NO_LONGReference Document Number (for Dependencies see Long Text) XBLNR_LONGCHAR35XBLNR_LONG
ACC_PRINCIPLEAccounting Principle ACCOUNTING_PRINCIPLECHAR4Assigned to domainACCOUNTING_PRINCIPLEACCOUNTING_PRINCIPLE

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure BAPIACHE08 using ABAP code?

As BAPIACHE08 is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on BAPIACHE08 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPIACHE08

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BAPIACHE08 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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