T163 SAP (Item Categories in Purchasing Document) Table details

Dictionary Type: Table
Description: Item Categories in Purchasing Document




ABAP Code to SELECT data from T163
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Access table T163




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

T163 is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Item Categories in Purchasing Document data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.

The T163 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Item Categories in Purchasing Document data available in SAP. These include PSTYP (Item Category in Purchasing Document), MATNO (Indicator: Material number required), KNTZU (Indicator: Account assignment required), BFKNZ (Inventory management indicator for purchasing).. 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: G - Customising table which is protected against SAP Update
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type)

Text table = T163Y


SAP T163 table 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
PSTYPItem Category in Purchasing Document PSTYPCHAR1PSTYP
MATNOIndicator: Material number required MATNOCHAR1PLUMI
KNTZUIndicator: Account assignment required KNTZUCHAR1PLUMI
BFKNZInventory management indicator for purchasing EBFKZCHAR1EBFKZ
WEPOSGoods Receipt Indicator WEPOSCHAR1XFELD
WEPOVGoods receipt indicator binding WEPOVCHAR1XFELD
WEUNBGoods Receipt, Non-Valuated WEUNBCHAR1XFELD
WEUNVGood receipt non-valuated (binding) WEUNVCHAR1XFELD
REPOSInvoice Receipt Indicator REPOSCHAR1XFELD
REPOVInvoice receipt indicator binding REPOVCHAR1XFELD
STAFOUpdate group for statistics update STAFOCHAR6TMCBALPHASTAFOMCF
J_1BITMTYPNota Fiscal Item Type J_1BITMTYPCHAR2J_1BITEMTYPESALPHAJ_1BITMTYP
DIFF_INVOICEDifferential Invoicing DIFF_INVOICECHAR2DIFF_INVOICE

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table T163 using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on T163 to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_T163 TYPE T163.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM T163
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_T163
WHERE...

How to access SAP table T163

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about T163 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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