4.0 Appendices: Technical Reference
4.1. Key Tables in SAP Financial Accounting (FI)
The following table lists some of the most important database tables in the SAP FI module. Students may encounter these in more technical studies or when working with data extraction and analysis.
| Table Name | Description | Component/Module |
| BKPF | Accounting Document Header | Financial Accounting Basis |
| BSEG | Accounting Document Segment | Financial Accounting Basis |
| KNA1 | Customer Master (General Section) | Accounts Receivable |
| KNB1 | Customer Master (Company Code) | Accounts Receivable |
| LFA1 | Vendor Master (General Section) | Accounts Payable |
| LFB1 | Vendor Master (Company Code Section) | Accounts Payable |
| SKA1 | G/L Account Master (Chart of Accounts) | General Ledger |
| SKB1 | G/L Account Master (Company Code) | General Ledger |
| ANLA | Asset Master Record Segment | Asset Accounting |
| ANLC | Asset Value Fields | Asset Accounting |
| KNBK | Customer Master Bank Details | Accounts Receivable |
| LFBK | Vendor Master Bank Details | Accounts Payable |
| BSIP | Index for Vendor Validation of Double Documents | Financial Accounting Basis |
| KNC1 | Customer Master Transaction Figures | Accounts Receivable |
| LFC1 | Vendor Master Transaction Figures | Accounts Payable |
| PAYR | Payment Medium File | Bank Accounting |
| PCEC | Pre-numbered Check | Bank Accounting |
| ANEK | Document Header Asset Posting | Asset Accounting |
| ANEP | Asset Line Items | Asset Accounting |
| VBKPF | Document Header for Document Parking | Financial Accounting Basis |
4.2. Key Tables in SAP Controlling (CO)
The following table lists some of the most important database tables in the SAP CO module, which store master data and transactional data for controlling objects.
| Table Name | Description | Component/Module |
| CSKS | Cost Center Master Data | Overhead Cost Controlling |
| CSKA | Cost Elements (Data Dependent on Chart of Accounts) | Overhead Cost Controlling |
| CSKB | Cost Elements (Data Dependent on Controlling Area) | Overhead Cost Controlling |
| COBK | CO Object: Document Header | Overhead Cost Controlling |
| COEP | CO Object: Line Items (by Period) | Overhead Cost Controlling |
| AUFK | Order Master Data | Overhead Orders |
| COBRA | Settlement Rule for Order Settlement | Overhead Orders |
| CEPC | Profit Center Master Data Table | Profit Center Accounting |
| CEPCT | Texts for Profit Center Master Data | Profit Center Accounting |
| GLPCA | EC-PCA: Actual Line Items | Profit Center Accounting |
| GLPCP | EC-PCA: Plan Line Items | Profit Center Accounting |
| CSSL | Cost Center / Activity Type | Overhead Cost Controlling |
| CSLA | Activity Master | Overhead Cost Controlling |
| COKA | CO Object: Control Data for Cost Elements | Overhead Cost Controlling |
| COSP | CO Object: Cost Totals for External Postings | Overhead Cost Controlling |
| COSS | CO Object: Cost Totals for Internal Postings | Overhead Cost Controlling |
| AUAA | Settlement Document: Receiver Segment | Overhead Orders |
| AUAK | Document Header for Settlement | Overhead Orders |
| TKA01 | Controlling Areas | Overhead Cost Controlling |
| TKA02 | Controlling Area Settings | Overhead Cost Controlling |