EK05A SAP (Communication Area Purchasing - Financial Accounting) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Communication Area Purchasing - Financial Accounting




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

EK05A 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 "Communication Area Purchasing - Financial Accounting" 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_EK05A TYPE EK05A.

The EK05A table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Communication Area Purchasing - Financial Accounting data available in SAP. These include EBELP (Item Number of Purchasing Document), ZEKKN (Sequential Number of Account Assignment), BUKRS (Company Code), WAERS (Currency Key).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)


SAP EK05A 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
EBELNPurchasing Document Number EBELNCHAR10EKKOALPHAEBELNBESMEKK_C
EBELPItem Number of Purchasing Document EBELPNUMC5EKPOEBELPBSP
ZEKKNSequential Number of Account Assignment DZEKKNNUMC2NUM02
BUKRSCompany Code BUKRSCHAR4T001BUKRSBUKC_T001
WAERSCurrency Key WAERSCUKY5TCURCWAERSFWS
DMBTRAmount in Local Currency DMBTRCURR13(2) WERT7
WRBTRAmount in document currency WRBTRCURR13(2) WERT7
LIFNRAccount Number of Vendor or Creditor LIFNRCHAR10LFA1ALPHALIFNRLIFKRED_C
FILKDAccount Number of the Branch FILKDCHAR10ALPHAMAXKK
GSBERBusiness Area GSBERCHAR4TGSBGSBERGSB
KOKRSControlling Area KOKRSCHAR4TKA01CACCDCAC
KOSTLCost Center KOSTLCHAR10CSKSALPHAKOSTLKOS
PROJNOld: Project number : No longer used --> PS_POSNR PROJNCHAR16PROJN
AUFNROrder Number AUFNRCHAR12AUFKALPHAAUFNRANR
ANLN1Main Asset Number ANLN1CHAR12ANLHALPHAANLN1AN1
ANLN2Asset Subnumber ANLN2CHAR4ANLAALPHAANLN2AN2
XLIFNIndicator: Different vendor XLIFNCHAR1XFELD
XWAERIndicator: Different currency XWAERCHAR1XFELD
XWERTIndicator: Purchase order value exceeded XWRKZCHAR1XFELD
IMKEYInternal Key for Real Estate Object IMKEYCHAR8IMKEY
KSTRGCost Object KSTRGCHAR12Assigned to domainKSTRGKTR
NPLNRNetwork Number for Account Assignment NPLNRCHAR12Assigned to domainALPHAAUFNRNET
AUFPLRouting number of operations in the order CO_AUFPLNUMC10AUFPL
APLZLInternal counter CIM_COUNTNUMC8CIM_COUNT
PROJKWork Breakdown Structure Element (WBS Element) PS_PSP_PNRNUMC8Assigned to domainKONPRPS_POSNR
PAOBJNRProfitability Segment Number (CO-PA) RKEOBJNRNUMC10RKEOBJNR
PRCTRProfit Center PRCTRCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAPRCTRPRCPRCTR_EMPTY
VPTNRPartner account number JV_PARTCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAKUNNR
FIPOSCommitment Item FIPOSCHAR14Assigned to domainFIPOSFIP
VBEL2Sales Order Number KDAUFCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAVBELNAUN
POSN2Item Number in Sales Order KDPOSNUMC6NUM06KPO
ETEN2Delivery Schedule for Sales Order KDEINNUMC4NUM04
KO_GSBERBusiness area reported to the partner GSBER_GPCHAR4Assigned to domainGSBER
KO_PARGBassumed business area of the business partner PARGB_GPCHAR4Assigned to domainGSBER
KO_PRCTRProfit Center PRCTRCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAPRCTRPRCPRCTR_EMPTY
KO_PPRCTRPartner Profit Center PPRCTRCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAPRCTRPPC
RECIDRecovery Indicator JV_RECINDCHAR2Assigned to domainALPHAJV_RECIND
FISTLFunds Center FISTLCHAR16Assigned to domainFISTLFIS
GRANT_NBRGrant GM_GRANT_NBRCHAR20ALPHAGM_GRANT_NBRGM_GRANT_NBRGRANTS_GENERIC
GEBERFund BP_GEBERCHAR10Assigned to domainBP_GEBERFIC
FKBERFunctional Area FKBERCHAR16Assigned to domainFKBERFBE
DABRZReference Date for Settlement DABRBEZDATS8DDAT
BUPLABusiness Place BUPLACHAR4Assigned to domainJ_1BBRANCH
EREKZFinal Invoice Indicator EREKZCHAR1XFELD
ELIKZ'Delivery Completed' Indicator ELIKZCHAR1XFELD
XNWERTIndicator: Purchase order value exceeded XWRKZCHAR1XFELD
SHKZGDebit/Credit Indicator SHKZGCHAR1SHKZG
ZUMSKTarget Special G/L Indicator DZUMSKCHAR1Assigned to domainUMSKZ
RE_ACCOUNTCash Ledger: Expense or Revenue Account FAGL_RE_ACCOUNTCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHASAKNR
BUDGET_PDFM: Budget Period FM_BUDGET_PERIODCHAR10Assigned to domainFM_BUDGET_PERIODBUDPER
MEASUREFunded Program FM_MEASURECHAR24Assigned to domainFM_MEASUREFM_MEASURE
RE_BUKRSCash Ledger: Company Code for Expense/Revenue FAGL_RE_BUKRSCHAR4Assigned to domainBUKRS
DPR_VALUE Down Payment Request Value Greater than Item Value0

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure EK05A using ABAP code?

As EK05A 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 EK05A as there is no data to select.

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Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about EK05A and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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


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