A257 is a standard SAP table in SAP ECC (or) S/4HANA which stores Movement Type/Recipient Type data. There are total 8 fields in A257 table.This blog post provides key technical details of SAP table A257, including its availability across SAP S/4HANA versions and the list of CDS views for A257 table in SAP.
| SAP HANA Table Type | Column Store |
|---|---|
| Buffering Permission | Buffering switched on |
| Buffering Type | Full table is passed to buffer |
| Package | MEC: Application development R/3 conditions (MEC_VKON) |
| Technical Component | Industry Solution Engineering & Construction (IS-EC) |
SAP A257 Table Fields
The following is the list of fields that are available in SAP A257 table. The key fields of the table are highlighted in color.
| Field | Description | Data Element | Domain | Check Table | Data Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANDT | Client | MANDT | MANDT | T000 | CLNT (3) |
| KAPPL | Application | KAPPL | KAPPL | T681A | CHAR (2) |
| KSCHL | Condition type | KSCHA | KSCHL | T685 | CHAR (4) |
| J_3GBEWEG | Internal Indicator for Transaction Type | J_3GBEWEG | J_3GBEWEG | CHAR (1) | |
| J_3GETYPE | Receiving Recipient Type | J_3GETYPE | J_3GETYP | J_3GZUETYP | CHAR (2) |
| DATBI | Validity end date of the condition record | KODATBI | DATUM | DATS (8) | |
| DATAB | Validity start date of the condition record | KODATAB | DATUM | DATS (8) | |
| KNUMH | Number of the Condition Record | KNUMH | KNUMH | CHAR (10) |
Availability
The SAP table A257 is available within SAP S/4HANA On-premise and SAP S/4HANA Cloud systems depending on the version and release level.
| SAP S/4HANA Version | Available? |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Yes |
| 2020 | Yes |
| 2021 | Yes |
| 2022 | Yes |
| 2023 | Yes |
CDS Views for A257 table
There are no CDS views available in the system. We’re updating the content all the time, so check back regularly.
