COSS_KEY SAP (Key for Total Costs - Internal Postings (COSS)) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Key for Total Costs - Internal Postings (COSS)




ABAP Code to SELECT data from COSS_KEY
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

COSS_KEY 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 "Key for Total Costs - Internal Postings (COSS)" 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_COSS_KEY TYPE COSS_KEY.

The COSS_KEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Key for Total Costs - Internal Postings (COSS) data available in SAP. These include WRTTP (Value Type), GJAHR (Fiscal Year), LEDNR (Ledger for Controlling objects), VERSN (Version).. 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:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP COSS_KEY structure 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
OBJNRObject number J_OBJNRCHAR22Assigned to domainJ_OBJNRONR
WRTTPValue Type CO_WRTTPCHAR2CO_WRTTP
GJAHRFiscal Year GJAHRNUMC4GJAHRGJAHRGJR
LEDNRLedger for Controlling objects LEDNRCHAR2ALPHALEDNR
VERSNVersion VERSNCHAR3Assigned to domainALPHACOVERSIKVS
KSTARCost Element KSTARCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAKSTARKAT
HRKFTCO key subnumber CO_SUBKEYCHAR14Assigned to domainCO_SUBKEY
VRGNGCO Business Transaction CO_VORGANGCHAR4Assigned to domainJ_VORGANG
PAROBPartner Object PAROBCHAR22Assigned to domainJ_OBJNR
USPOBSource Object (Cost Center/Activity Type) USPOBCHAR22Assigned to domainJ_OBJNR
BEKNZDebit/credit indicator BEKNZCHAR1BEKNZBEKNZ
TWAERTransaction Currency TWAERCUKY5Assigned to domainWAERSFWS
PERBLPeriod block PERBLNUMC3PERBLVPE

Key field Non-key field



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

As COSS_KEY 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 COSS_KEY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table COSS_KEY

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

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


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