SAP COACTA Assignment of actions to authorization objects Table data and field list

COACTA is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Assignment of actions to authorization objects data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The COACTA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Assignment of actions to authorization objects data available in SAP. These include CO_ACTION (Actions for CO-OM Authorization Check)... 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. .

COACTA table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: S - System table, maint. only by SAP, change = modification
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP COACTA 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 COACTA 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
OBJECTAuthorization Object XUOBJECTCHAR10TOBJXUOBJECTXUO
CO_ACTIONActions for CO-OM Authorization Check CO_ACTIONNUMC4COACTCO_ACTION

Key field Non-key field



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

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

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM COACTA
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_COACTA
WHERE...

How to access SAP table COACTA

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

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