SAP KPER Period Values for Workforce Planning Table data and field list

KPER is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Period Values for Workforce Planning data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The KPER table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Period Values for Workforce Planning data available in SAP. These include BEDID (ID of the capacity requirements record), BEDZL (Internal counter), CANUM (Counters for cap. rqmts. records (various caps. + indiv.caps), DAYCO (Field of type DATS)... 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. .

KPER 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: Not classified


SAP KPER 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 KPER 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
BEDIDID of the capacity requirements record BEDIDNUMC12KBKOBEDID
BEDZLInternal counter CIM_COUNTNUMC8CIM_COUNT
CANUMCounters for cap. rqmts. records (various caps. + indiv.caps CY_COUNTNUMC4KBEDCY_COUNT
DAYCOField of type DATS DATSDATS8DATS
WORKDWork involved in the activity ARBEITQUAN7(1) ARBEIT
PERTYPEUnit in which the duration of a period is specified CY_DAPERCHAR1CY_DAPER

Key field Non-key field



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

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

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM KPER
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_KPER
WHERE...

How to access SAP table KPER

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

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

Related SAP tables and the relationships to KPER

    ARKOPF - Archiving run header data
        VSKOPF - Version: Header - general data for a
    VBUP - Sales Document: Item Status
    CKIP1 - Periodic Values for Unit Costing Item
    COSP1 - CO Object: Cost Totals for External Postings
        COVP11 - CO object: Line items with doc. header (by period)
            COEPD11 - CO object: Unvaluated ln. item settlement w/status
                COEPBR11 - CO Object: Valuated Line Item Settlement
        COVJ11 - CO object: Line items with doc header (by year)
        COVO1 - CO Object: Open Items for Line Items (w/o doc.Hdr)
    COSPD1 - CO object: External cost totals - calculated
    COSPP - Transfer of Order in the COSP Table to the Project
    COKS1 - CO Object: Control Data for Secondary Planning
    VBKDPO - Sales document: Business item data (POSNR > 0)
    HEAD13 - SAPscript: Text Header
        LINE13 - SAPscript: Text Lines
    COSS1 - CO Object: Cost Totals for Internal Postings
        COVP12 - CO object: Line items with doc. header (by period)
            COEPD12 - CO object: Unvaluated ln. item settlement w/status
                COEPBR12 - CO Object: Valuated Line Item Settlement
        COVJ12 - CO object: Line items with doc header (by year)
        COVO12 - CO object: Fxd price agreement commitment ln items
    COSSD1 - CO object: Internal cost totals - calculated
    COSSP - Transfer of the Order COSS Table to the Project
    FPLA - Billing plan
    COKR1 - CO Object: Control Data for Statistical Key Figs
        HEAD14 - SAPscript: Text Header
            LINE14 - SAPscript: Text Lines
    COSR1 - CO Object: Statistical Key Figure Totals
        COVPR1 - CO object: Stat. key figure line items by period
        COVJR1 - CO object: Line items stat. key figures (by year)
    COSL1 - CO Object: Activity Type Totals
        COVPL1 - CO object: Activity type line items by period
        COVJL1 - CO object: Line items for acty types (by year)
    COSLD - CO object: Activity type sums - calculated
    FPLT - Billing Plan: Dates
    COSB1 - CO Object: Total Variances/Results Analyses
        COVPB1 - CO object: Variance/accrual line items by period
    COSBD1 - CO object: Sums of variance/accrual - calculated
    ANIA1 - Depr. simulation for invest. projects
        ANIB1 - Invest. projects: Depr. simulation analysis report
    ANLI1 - Link table for capital investment measure -> AuC
    FMSU1 - FM totals records for financial data
        COVFP1 - CO object: Financial data line items with doc. hdr
    TPI031 - CO Objects: Date of Last Interest Run
    EKKO - Purchasing Document Header
    PSDYVB - LDB PSJ: Dummy structure under VBAP
    EKPO - Purchasing Document Item
        EKET - Scheduling Agreement Schedule Lines
        EKKN - Account Assignment in Purchasing Document
        EKBE - Purchasing Document History
    EBAN - Purchase requisition
        EBKN - Purchase Requisition Account Assignment
    FPLAPS - Billing plan for PSP network plan
        FPLTPS - Billing plan for PSP/network (dates)
    LIKP - SD Document: Delivery Header Data
        LIPS - SD document: Delivery: Item data
    PSDYVK - LDB PSJ: Dummy structure under VBAK
    PSMERK - Characteristics for summarization wo.classificatn
    DRAD - Document-object link
    PRPS_R - Project Hierarchy Reporting Structure
        PRTE - Scheduling Data for Project Item
        PSMLST - Milestone I/O Table
        PSTX - PS Texts (Header)
    RSTHIE - BRST structure of the hierarchy table
        PLAF - Planned order
        PSMERK_PRPS - Characteristics for Summarization for WBS Elements
    KBED04 - Capacity Requirement Recs for Planned Orders (LDB)
    RESB04 - Reservation/dependent reqs for plan order (LDB)
        PSDYPR - LDB PSJ: Dummy structure under PRPS_R
    AUFK - Order master data
        AFKO - Order Header Data PP Orders
            AFPO - Order Item
            AFFL - Work order sequence
                ACT01 - Activity for LDB 01
    PSDYRH - LDB PSJ: Dummy structure under RSTHIE
    AFAB01 - Network Relationship (for LDB) - 01
    MLSTD - Milestone I/O Table
    PSTX1 - PS Texts (Header) for Activity (1)
    AFFH01 - Order PRT Data (for LDB) - 01
    KBED01 - Capacity Requirement Records (for LDB) - 01
        KBEZ - Additional data for table KBED (for ind.req/split)
            KPER - Additional data for KBEZ (person split in days)
        AFRU02 - Order Confirmations (for LDB) -02
    RESB01 - Reservation/Dependent Requirement for LDB-01
        PSDYOK - LDB PSJ: Dummy structure under RESB01
    PROJ - Project definition
    AFRU01 - Order Confirmations (for LDB) - 01
    PSMERK_ACT - Charactersitics for Summarization for Activity
    PSDYNV - LDB PSJ: Dummy structure under ACT01
        AFIH - Maintenance order header
        PSDYNP - LDB PSJ: Dummy structure under AUFK
    IMTP - Investment programs
        IMPR - Investment Program Positions
            PSDYIP - LDB PSJ: Dummy structure under IMPR
        PSDYPG - LDB PSJ: Dummy structure under IMTP
    PEGOB - Peg (master data of the CO object)
    PSDYPD - LDB PSJ: Dummy structure under PROJ
    PEGQTY - Assigned pegging object quantities
    PSDYPEG - LDB PSJ: Dummy Structure Under PEGOB
    ELM_PS - Additional data for hierarchy nodes (LDB PSJ)
        JSTO - Status object information
            PSTAT - Condensed status display
            JCDO - Change Documents for Status Object (Table JSTO)
            JEST - Individual Status per Object
                JCDS - Change docs. for system/user status (table JEST)
        ONR00 - General Object Number
            RPSCO1 - Summarization Table for Project Reporting
    VBAK - Sales Document: Header Data
            RPSQT - Summarization table for project reporting (quants)
            EV_PARAM - Object parameters for earned value analysis
            EV_POC - Earned value analysis: percentage of completion
            EV_VAL - Earned value analysis: earned value
            COBRA - Settlement Rule for Order Settlement
                COBRB - Distribution rules for sett. rule for order sett.
            BPHI1 - Cross-hierarchy data Control
            BPTR1 - Object Data Control
                BPGE1 - Totals record total value Control
                    BPVG1 - Table Generated for View BPVG1
    VBUK - Sales Doc.: Header Status and Administrative Data
                    BKHS1 - Header - Unit Costing (Control + Totals)
                        HEAD10 - SAPscript: Text Header
                            LINE10 - SAPscript: Text Lines
                        BKHT1 - Texts for CKHS
                        BKIS1 - Individual calculation/verification item gen.
                            BKIT1 - Texts for CKIS
                        BKIP1 - Periodic Values for Unit Costing Item
                BPJA1 - Totals record for total year value Control
                    BPVJ1 - Table Generated for View BPVJ1
                    BKHS2 - Header - Unit Costing (Control + Totals)
    VBKD - Sales Document: Business Data
    HEAD20 - SAPscript: Text Header
        LINE20 - SAPscript: Text Lines
    BKHT2 - Texts for CKHS
    BKIS2 - Individual calculation/verification item gen.
        BKIT2 - Texts for CKIS
    BKIP2 - Periodic Values for Unit Costing Item
                BPPE1 - Totals Record for Period Values Control
                    BPVP1 - Table Generated for View BPVP1
                BPIG1 - Budget Object Index (Overall Budget)
                BPIJ1 - Budget Object Index (Annual Budget)
    VBAP - Sales Document: Item Data
            COKA1 - CO Object: Cost Element Control Data
            COKP1 - CO Object: Primary Planning Control Data
                HEAD11 - SAPscript: Text Header
                    LINE11 - SAPscript: Text Lines
                CKHS1 - Header - Unit Costing (Control + Totals)
                    CKHT1 - Texts for CKHS
                    HEAD12 - SAPscript: Text Header
                        LINE12 - SAPscript: Text Lines
                    CKIS1 - Individual calculation/verification item gen.
                        CKIT1 - Texts for CKIS