The most important SAP Finance and Controlling (FI/CO) tables for users of Alteryx, KNIME, Power BI, Tableau & Snowflake (2024)

In this blog we identify the most important SAP Finance and Controlling (FI/CO) tables for users of:

SAP Finance and Controlling tables are found in the following SAP systems:

  • SAP ECC
  • SAP ERP
  • SAP S/4HANA

The "Big Two" SAP Financial Accounting (FI) Transaction Data Tables

  • BKPF -Accounting Document Header
  • BSEG -​Accounting Document Segment

Table BKPF holds the Header data for all Financial transactions in SAP while table BSEG holds the Segment or Item data for all Financial transaction in SAP. ​In Alteryx you will typically extract data from both tables in order to get the full picture for a Financial transaction.

There are a number of other SAP Financial Accounting transaction tables that can be used in association with BKPF and BSEG.

The following tables can be used with BKPF:

  • BVOR -Intercompany posting procedures
  • BSIP -Index for Vendor Validation of Double Documents (Note: "Double" means Duplicate)

The following tables can be used with BSEG:

  • BSID -Accounting: Secondary Index for Customers (Open Items)
  • BSAD -Accounting: Secondary Index for Customers (Cleared Items)
  • BSIK - Accounting: Secondary Index for Vendors (Open Items)
  • BSAK -Accounting: Secondary Index for Vendors (Cleared Items)
  • BSIS -Accounting: Secondary Index for G/L accounts (Open Items)
  • BSAS -Accounting: Secondary Index for G/L Accounts (Cleared Items)

In addition to the above the following SAP Financial Accounting transaction tables are useful to know:

  • BSEC -One-Time Account Data Document Segment
  • ​BSET -Tax Data Document Segment

Tables BSEC and BSET can be used in association with table BKPF.

Key SAP Controlling (CO) Transaction Data Tables

Cost Centre Accounting

  • COBK -CO Object: Document Header
  • COEP -CO Object: Line Items (by Period)
  • COSP -CO Object: Cost Totals for External Postings

Profit Centre Accounting

  • GLPCC -EC-PCA: Transaction Attributes
  • GLPCO -EC-PCA: Object Table for Account Assignment Elements
  • GLPCA -EC-PCA: Actual Line Items
  • GLPCT -​EC-PCA: Totals Table

Important SAP Finance and Controlling (FI/CO) Master Data Tables

General Ledger

  • SKA1 -G/L Account Master (Chart of Accounts)
  • SKAT -G/L Account Master Record (Chart of Accounts: Description)
  • SKB1 -G/L account master (Company Code)

Cost Centre

  • CSKS -Cost Center Master Record
  • CSKT -Cost Center Texts

Cost Element

  • CSKA -​Cost Elements (Data Dependent on Chart of Accounts)
  • CSKU -Cost Element Texts
  • CSKB -Cost Elements (Data Dependent on Controlling Area)

Profit Centre

  • CEPC -Profit Center Master Data Table
  • CEPCT - Profit Center Master Data​

Accounts Payable - Vendor Master Data

Vendor Master - General Data

  • LFA1 - Vendor / Supplier Master (General Section)
  • ​LFBK -Vendor / Supplier Master (Bank Details)

Vendor Master - Purchasing Data

  • LFM1 -Vendor Master Record purchasing organization data
  • ​LFM2 -Vendor Master Record: Purchasing Data

Vendor Master - Company Code Data

  • LFB1 -Vendor Master (Company Code)
  • LFB5 -Vendor master (dunning data)

Accounts Receivable - Customer Master Data

Customer Master - General Data

  • KNA1 -​General Data in Customer Master

Customer Master - Sales Area Data

  • KNVP -Customer Master Partner Functions
  • KNVV -Customer Master Sales Data

Customer Master - Company Code Data

  • KNB1 -Customer Master (Company Code)
  • ​KNB5 -Customer master (dunning data)

UsefulSAP Finance and Controlling (FI/CO)Configuration Data Tables

  • M_KOSTS -Generated View for Matchcode ID KOST-S (Cost Centre Texts)
  • T001 -Company Codes
  • T001K -Valuation area
  • T077S - G/L account groups
  • TBSL and TBSLT -Posting Key and Posting Key Names

SAP S/4HANA Finance Tables

  • ACDOCA - Universal Journal Entry Line Items

With SAP S/4HANA, table ACDOCA contains all the Itemdata forFinance (Controlling (CO) and Asset Accounting (AA).

ACDOCAcan be used as an alternative to:

  • BSEG - Accounting Document Segment
  • COEP - CO Object: Line Items (by Period)

TableBKPF still holds the Header data for all Financial transactions inSAP S/4HANA.

Other Sources of SAP Table Information

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