SAP PCA_BUMAT Company Codes for Transfer of Material Stocks Table data and field list

PCA_BUMAT 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 "Company Codes for Transfer of Material Stocks" 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_PCA_BUMAT TYPE PCA_BUMAT.

The PCA_BUMAT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Company Codes for Transfer of Material Stocks data available in SAP. These include BUTXT (Name of Company Code or Company), LFMON (Current period (posting period)), LFGJA (Fiscal Year of Current Period), VMMON (Month of previous period)... 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. .

PCA_BUMAT structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP PCA_BUMAT structure 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 PCA_BUMAT 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
BUKRSCompany Code BUKRSCHAR4Assigned to domainBUKRSBUKC_T001
BUTXTName of Company Code or Company BUTXTCHAR25TEXT25
LFMONCurrent period (posting period) LFMONNUMC2MONAT
LFGJAFiscal Year of Current Period LFGJANUMC4GJAHRGJAHR
VMMONMonth of previous period VMMONNUMC2MONAT
VMGJAFiscal year of previous period VMGJANUMC4GJAHRGJAHR
AKTPTransfer of current period PCA_AKT_PERCHAR1XFELD
VORPTransfer of previous period PCA_VOR_PERCHAR1XFELD
UEBERIndicator: Transfer this company code BUKRS_UEBCHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As PCA_BUMAT 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 PCA_BUMAT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table PCA_BUMAT

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

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