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T161

config S/4HANA status: Active

Purchasing Document Types

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

6 fields · 3 key

6 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. 6 fields.
KeyFieldDescriptionTypeLengthReferences
Primary keyMANDTClientCLNT3
Primary keyBSTYPPurchasing Document CategoryCHAR1
Primary keyBSARTPurchasing Document TypeCHAR4
BSAKZControl Indicator for Purchasing Document TypeCHAR1
NUMKINumber Range for Internal Number AssignmentCHAR2
NUMKENumber Range for External Number AssignmentCHAR2

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 T161 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  : T161 Purchasing Document Types
-- Purpose: Column-selected read of T161 — auto-generated from field metadata
-- Grain  : One row per BSTYP + BSART
-- 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
  t.MANDT AS "Client",
  t.BSTYP AS "Purchasing Document Category",
  t.BSART AS "Purchasing Document Type",
  t.BSAKZ AS "Control Indicator for Purchasing Document Type",
  t.NUMKI AS "Number Range for Internal Number Assignment",
  t.NUMKE AS "Number Range for External Number Assignment"
FROM <catalog>.<schema>.t161 t
WHERE
  t.MANDT = '<MANDT>'
ORDER BY t.BSTYP;

Verified August 2026

Relationships

Diagram of 1-hop neighbors — join details below.

Join details

  • EKKOT161check table · N:1
    ON ekko.BSART = t161.BSART

Transaction Codes That Use This Table

R read · W write · R/W read + write

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