SAP COSS CO Object: Cost Totals for Internal Postings Table data and field list

COSS is a standard SAP Table which is used to store CO Object: Cost Totals for Internal Postings data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The COSS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about CO Object: Cost Totals for Internal Postings data available in SAP. These include LEDNR (Ledger for Controlling objects), OBJNR (Object number), GJAHR (Fiscal Year), WRTTP (Value 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. .

COSS 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: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)

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

Key field

Non-key field

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

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

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM COSS
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_COSS
WHERE...

How to access SAP table COSS

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

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