KOSTV SAP (Interactive Structure for Cost Center Budget Management) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Interactive Structure for Cost Center Budget Management




ABAP Code to SELECT data from KOSTV
Related tables to KOSTV
Access table KOSTV




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

KOSTV 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 "Interactive Structure for Cost Center Budget Management" 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_KOSTV TYPE KOSTV.

The KOSTV table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Interactive Structure for Cost Center Budget Management data available in SAP. These include BUKRS (Company Code), KOKRS (Controlling Area), BEZEI (Name of the controlling area), KOSTL (Cost Center).. 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: Not classified


SAP KOSTV 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
VERSNVersion VERSNCHAR3TKA09ALPHACOVERSIKVS
BUKRSCompany Code BUKRSCHAR4T001BUKRSBUKC_T001
KOKRSControlling Area KOKRSCHAR4TKA01CACCDCAC
BEZEIName of the controlling area BEZEICHAR25TEXT25
KOSTLCost Center KOSTLCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAKOSTLKOS
OBJNRObject number J_OBJNRCHAR22Assigned to domainJ_OBJNRONR
KTEXTGeneral Name KTEXTCHAR20TEXT20
KSGRUCost Center Group KSGRUCHAR15GRPNAMEKSG
TITLEShort description of a set SETTEXTCHAR40TEXT40
WAERSCurrency Key WAERSCUKY5Assigned to domainWAERSFWS
JAHRAFiscal Year GJAHRNUMC4GJAHRGJAHRGJR
JAHRETo fiscal year JAHRBNUMC4GJAHRGJAHRGJV
PEJADisplay period total (X) or annual values ( ) PEJACHAR1X

Key field Non-key field



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

As KOSTV 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 KOSTV as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table KOSTV

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about KOSTV 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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