SAP Reference

LFB1

master S/4HANA status: Active

Vendor Master (Company Code)

Identity
Module: MM · Materials ManagementType: transparent
What the badges mean
S/4HANA status: Active
Active and unchanged in S/4HANA.
S/4HANA status: Deprecated
Still readable today, but no longer SAP's strategic path — plan around it.
S/4HANA status: Replaced
Replaced by a new persistence in S/4HANA; the classic name may still answer reads (see read mechanism).
S/4HANA status: Migrating to IBP
Planning scope is moving from APO toward IBP.
S/4HANA status: Active (StRM) · Replaced (EWM)
Path-dependent: active with SAP Stock Room Management, replaced where EWM is the warehouse path.
S/4HANA status: Replaced · Compat View
Compatibility view: the classic table name is redirected to a view over the new persistence — see how the physical model moved.
S/4HANA status: Active · Proxy View
Proxy view: reads route through NSDM proxy/CDS views — see how the physical model moved.
master
Data class: what the table holds — master data, transaction documents, org structure, config, or texts (one row per language — see the quirks guide).
Linked type codes

CLNT — the client key; filter it explicitly and carry it through every join.

NUMC — fixed-width numeric text; keep it a string and keep the leading zeros.

DATS, TIMS — character date (YYYYMMDD) and time (HHMMSS), zero-filled when initial.

CURR, CUKY, QUAN, UNIT — amounts and quantities, meaningful only beside the currency key or unit that qualifies them.

LANG — a language key in a text table — one row per language.

In field listings, K marks a primary-key field, and linked type codes in the Type column jump to the matching quirks-guide section.

Fields

3 fields · 3 key

The join key is all 3 key fields together — matching on any single one fans out. See composite keys in the quirks guide.

3 fields.

Table fields: key flag, field name, description, data type (linked to the data quirks guide where the type carries a known trap), length, and check-table references. 3 fields.
KeyFieldDescriptionTypeLengthReferences
Primary keyMANDTClientCLNT3
Primary keyLIFNRVendor Account NumberCHAR10LFA1
Primary keyBUKRSCompany CodeCHAR4T001

Linked type codes in the Type column jump to the matching section of the SAP data quirks guide.

Field provenance: hand-curated.

Boilerplate SQL

Starting point for reading LFB1 on Databricks. Set your Unity Catalog location and filter values below — they’re substituted into the SQL and the copy button.

Query parameters

5 parameters not filled: <catalog>, <schema>, <MANDT>, <LIFNR>, <BUKRS>

-- ============================================================
-- Table  : LFB1 Vendor Master (Company Code)
-- Purpose: Column-selected read of LFB1 — auto-generated from field metadata
-- Grain  : One row per LIFNR + BUKRS
-- Notes  : Auto-generated skeleton. For multi-table transaction query patterns, see the linked t-codes on this page. Set catalog/schema to your Unity Catalog location; fill remaining placeholders (<...>) for your tenant.
-- ============================================================
SELECT
  l.MANDT AS "Client",
  l.LIFNR AS "Vendor Account Number",
  l.BUKRS AS "Company Code"
FROM <catalog>.<schema>.lfb1 l
WHERE
  l.MANDT = '<MANDT>'
  -- AND l.LIFNR = '<LIFNR>'
  -- AND l.BUKRS = '<BUKRS>'
ORDER BY l.LIFNR;

Verified August 2026

Relationships

Diagram of 1-hop neighbors — join details below.

Transaction Codes That Use This Table

R read · W write · R/W read + write

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