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LIPS

transaction S/4HANA status: Active

SD Document: Delivery Item Data

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

43 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.

43 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. 43 fields.
KeyFieldDescriptionTypeLengthReferences
Primary keyMANDTClientCLNT3T000
Primary keyVBELNDeliveryCHAR10LIKP
Primary keyPOSNRDelivery ItemNUMC6
PSTYVDelivery Item CategoryCHAR4
ERNAMName of Person Who Created the ObjectCHAR12
ERZETEntry TimeTIMS6
ERDATDate on Which Record Was CreatedDATS8
MATNRMaterial NumberCHAR18 / 40MARA
MATWAMaterial EnteredCHAR18
ARKTXShort Text for Sales Order ItemCHAR40
MATKLMaterial GroupCHAR9T023
WERKSPlantCHAR4T001W
LGORTStorage LocationCHAR4T001L
CHARGBatch NumberCHAR10
LFIMGActual Quantity Delivered (in Sales Units)QUAN13,3
MEINSBase Unit of MeasureUNIT3T006
VRKMESales UnitUNIT3T006
UMVKZNumerator (factor) for conversion of sales qty into SKUDEC5
UMVKNDenominator (divisor) for conversion of sales qty into SKUDEC5
NTGEWNet WeightQUAN15,3
BRGEWGross WeightQUAN15,3
GEWEIWeight UnitUNIT3T006
VOLUMVolumeQUAN15,3
VOLEHVolume UnitUNIT3T006
VGBELDocument Number of the Reference DocumentCHAR10
VGPOSItem Number of the Reference ItemNUMC6
VGTYPSD Document Category of the Preceding DocumentCHAR1
LGNUMWarehouse Number/ComplexCHAR3T300
LGTYPStorage TypeCHAR3
LGPLAStorage BinCHAR10
BWARTMovement Type (Inventory Management)CHAR3T156
PRCTRProfit CenterCHAR10CEPC
KOSTLCost CenterCHAR10CSKS
AUFNROrder NumberCHAR12AUFK
KDAUFSales Order Number for Valuated StockCHAR10
KDPOSItem of a Sales Order for Valuated StockNUMC6
NETPRNet PriceCURR11,2
NETWRNet Value of the Order Item in Document CurrencyCURR15,2
PRODHProduct HierarchyCHAR18
MVGR1Material Group 1CHAR3
VFDATShelf Life Expiration or Best-Before DateDATS8
GRUNDReason for MovementNUMC4
SOBKZSpecial Stock IndicatorCHAR1T148

Lengths shown as ECC / S/4HANA where the extended material number applies.

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 LIPS on Databricks. Set your Unity Catalog location and filter values below — they’re substituted into the SQL and the copy button.

Query parameters

3 parameters not filled: <catalog>, <schema>, <MANDT>

-- ============================================================
-- Table  : LIPS SD Document: Delivery Item Data
-- Purpose: Column-selected read of LIPS — auto-generated from field metadata
-- Grain  : One row per VBELN + POSNR
-- 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.VBELN AS "Delivery",
  l.POSNR AS "Delivery Item",
  l.PSTYV AS "Delivery Item Category",
  l.ERNAM AS "Name of Person Who Created the Object",
  l.ERZET AS "Entry Time",
  l.ERDAT AS "Date on Which Record Was Created",
  l.MATNR AS "Material Number",
  l.MATWA AS "Material Entered",
  l.ARKTX AS "Short Text for Sales Order Item",
  l.MATKL AS "Material Group",
  l.WERKS AS "Plant",
  l.LGORT AS "Storage Location",
  l.CHARG AS "Batch Number",
  l.LFIMG AS "Actual Quantity Delivered (in Sales Units)",
  l.MEINS AS "Base Unit of Measure",
  l.VRKME AS "Sales Unit",
  l.UMVKZ AS "Numerator (factor) for conversion of sales qty into SKU",
  l.UMVKN AS "Denominator (divisor) for conversion of sales qty into SKU",
  l.NTGEW AS "Net Weight",
  l.BRGEW AS "Gross Weight",
  l.GEWEI AS "Weight Unit",
  l.VOLUM AS "Volume",
  l.VOLEH AS "Volume Unit",
  l.VGBEL AS "Document Number of the Reference Document",
  l.VGPOS AS "Item Number of the Reference Item",
  l.VGTYP AS "SD Document Category of the Preceding Document",
  l.LGNUM AS "Warehouse Number/Complex",
  l.LGTYP AS "Storage Type",
  l.LGPLA AS "Storage Bin",
  l.BWART AS "Movement Type (Inventory Management)",
  l.PRCTR AS "Profit Center",
  l.KOSTL AS "Cost Center",
  l.AUFNR AS "Order Number",
  l.KDAUF AS "Sales Order Number for Valuated Stock",
  l.KDPOS AS "Item of a Sales Order for Valuated Stock",
  l.NETPR AS "Net Price",
  l.NETWR AS "Net Value of the Order Item in Document Currency",
  l.PRODH AS "Product Hierarchy",
  l.MVGR1 AS "Material Group 1"
  -- … plus 3 more columns — full list in the Fields section above
FROM <catalog>.<schema>.lips l
WHERE
  l.MANDT = '<MANDT>'
ORDER BY l.VBELN;

Verified August 2026

More query patterns: VL01N VL02N VL03N

Released CDS views over this table

Released SAP standard VDM views that read over LIPS. Prefer these over classic-table reads on S/4HANA where available.

Relationships

Diagram of 1-hop neighbors — join details below.

Join details

  • LIKPLIPSheader item · 1:N
    ON likp.VBELN = lips.VBELN
  • LIPSMARAforeign key · N:1
    ON lips.MATNR = mara.MATNR
  • LIPSVBAKforeign key · N:1
    ON lips.VGBEL = vbak.VBELN
  • LIPSCEPCforeign key · N:1
    ON lips.PRCTR = cepc.PRCTR

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