• SAP Transaction Codes and its meaning
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SAP transaction code are derived from the German language, since SAP originated and was developed in Germany.
Most transactions start with 2 Letters. As an example:
| Transacations Beginning in | are these types of transactions |
| F | FINANCIAL |
| M | MATERIALS MANAGEMENT |
| V | SALES AND DISTRIBUTION |
| FK | FINANCIAL VENDOR MASTER |
| MK | MATERIAL VENDOR MASTER |
| XK | CENTRAL VENDOR MASTER |
| XD | CENTRAL CUSTOMER MASTER |
| MB | GOODS RECEIPT – INVENTORY MANAGEMENT |
| MR | MM INVOICE VERIFICATION |
| ME | PURCHASING |
| ME1 | PURCHASE REQUISITION |
| ME2 | PURCHASE ORDER |
| MM | MATERIAL MASTER |
| VA | SALES ORDERS |
| VF | BILLING |
| FS | LEDGER ACCOUNTS |
| FB | SHARED FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS (SHARED BETWEEN A\P A\R ASSETS G\L) |
Numbers following 2 transaction letters have usually the following meaning:
| 01 | Create |
| 02 | Amend / Change |
| 03 | View / Display |
Sample Transactions:
| FD01 | Create Financial Customer / Debitor Record |
| FD02 | View Financial Customer / Debitor Record |
| FD03 | Change/Amend Financial Customer / Debitor Record |
| FK01 | Create Financial Vendor / Kreditor Record |
| FK02 | View Financial Vendor / Kreditor Record |
SAP Transaction Codes in Material Management
| ME01 | Maintain Source List |
| ME03 | Display Source List |
| ME04 | Changes to Source List |
| ME05 | Generate Source List |
| ME06 | Analyze Source List |
| ME07 | Reorganize Source List |
| ME08 | Send Source List |
| ME0M | Source List for Material |
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| ME21 | Create Purchase Order |
| ME21N | Create Purchase Order |
| ME22 | Change Purchase Order |
| ME22N | Change Purchase Order |
| ME23 | Display Purchase Order |
| ME23N | Display Purchase Order |
| ME24 | Maintain Purchase Order Supplement |
| ME25 | Create PO with Source Determination |
| ME26 | Display PO Supplement (IR) |
| ME27 | Crea e Stock Transport Order |
| ME28 | Release Purchase Order |
| ME29N | Release purchase order |
Transaction Codes in MRP
| MAHD1 | Load Alternative Historical Data |
| MAHD2 | Change Alternative Historical Data |
| MAHD3 | Display Alternative Historical Data |
| MAHD4 | Delete Alternative Historical Data |
| MB21 | Create Reservation |
| MB22 | Change Reservation |
| MB23 | Display Reservation |
| MD01 | MRP Run |
| MD02 | MRP – Single-item, Multi-level – |
| MD03 | MRP-Individual Planning-Single Level |
| MD04 | Display Stock/Requirements Situation |
| MD05 | Individual Display Of MRP L st |
| MD06 | Collective Display Of MRP List |
| MD07 | Current Material Overview |
| MD08 | Reorg. MRP Lists |
| MD09 | Pegging |
| MD11 | Create Planned Order |
| MD12 | Change Planned Order |
| MD13 | Displa Planned Order |
| MD14 | Individual Conversion of Plnned Ord. |
| MD15 | Collective Conversion Of Plnd Ordrs. |
| MD16 | Collective Display of Planned Orders |
| MD17 | Collective Requirements Display |
| MD19 | Firm Planned Orders |
| MD20 | Create Planning File Entry |
| MD21 | Display Planning File Entry |
| MD25 | Create Planning Calendar |
| MD26 | Change Planning Calendar |
| MD27 | Display Planning Calendar |
| MD40 | MPS |
| MD41 | MPS – Single-item, Multi-level – |
| MD42 | MPS – Single-item, Single-level – |
| MD43 | MPS – Single-item, Interactive – |
| MD44 | MPS Evaluation |
| MD45 | MRP List Evaluation |
| MD46 | Eval. MRP lists of MRP controller |
| MD47 | Product Group Planning Evaluation |
| MD48 | Cross-Plant Evaluation |
| MD4C | Multilevel Order Report |
| MD50 | Sales order planning |
| MD51 | Individual project planning |
| MD61 | Create Planned Indep. Requirements |
| MD62 | Change Planned Indep. Requirements |
| MD63 | Display Planned Indep. Requirements |
| MD67 | Staggered Split |
| MD70 | Copy Total Forecast |
| MD72 | Evaluation; Characteristics Planning Techniques |
| MD73 | Display Total Indep. Requirements |
| MD74 | Reorganization: Adapt Indep.Reqmts |
| MD75 | Reorganization: Delete Indep.Reqmts |
| MD 6 | Reorg: Delete Indep.Reqmts History |
| MD79 | PP Demand Mngmt – XXL List Viewer |
| MD81 | Create Customer Indep. Requirements |
| MD82 | Change customer indep. requirement |
| MD83 | Display Customer Indep. Requirements |
| MDAB | Planning File – Set Up BATCH |
| MDAC | Execute Action for Planned Order |
| MDBS | MPS – total planning run |
| MDBT | MRP Run In Batch |
| MDL1 | Create Production Lot |
| MDL2 | Change Production Lot |
| MDL3 | Display Production Lot |
| MDLD | Print MRP List |
| MDP1 | Create combination structure |
| MDP2 | Change combination structure |
| MDP3 | Display combination structure |
| MDP4 | Maintain combinations |
| MDP6 | Modeling |
| MDPH | Planning Profile |
| MDPV | Planning variant: Initial screen |
| MDRD1 | Determine Delivery Relationship |
| MDRD2 | Change Delivery Relationship |
| MDRD3 | Display Delivery Relationship |
| MDRD4 | Delete Delivery Relationship |
| MDRE | Checking Plnng File In BCKGRND Mode |
| MDSA | Display Serial Numbers |
| MDSP | Change BOM Explosion Numbers |
| MDUM | Convert Planned Orders into PReqs |
| MDUP | Maintain Project New Key Assignment |
| MDUS | Assign New Key to WBS Elements |
| MDVP | Collective Availability Check PAUF |
Transaction Codes in SALES/ORDER Processing
| VA01 | Create Order |
| VA02 | Change Order |
| VA03 | Display Order |
| VA11 | Create Inquiry |
| VA12 | Change Inquiry |
| VA13 | Display Inquiry |
| VA21 | Create Quotation |
| VA22 | Change Quotation |
| VA23 | Display Quotation |
| VD02 | Change Sales Prospect |
| VD03 | Display Sales Prospect |
| VD04 | Display Changes |
| VD06 | Flag for Deletion |
| VK11 | Maintain Pricing |
| VKOA | Assign G/L Account |
| VOR1 | Def Common Distr. Channel |
| VOR2 | Def Common Div |
| VOV6 | Def Schedule Lines |
| VOV8 | Def Sales Document Type |
| CA01 | Create Routing |
| CA02 | Edit Routing |
| CA03 | Display Routing |
| C301 | Create Sales BOM |
| C302 | Change Sales BOM |
| C303 | Display Sales BOM |
| VB01 | Create Rebate Agreement |
| VB02 | Change Rebate Agreement |
| VB03 | Display Rebate Agreement |
| VB21 | Create Sales Deal |
| VB22 | Change Sales Deal |
| VB23 | Display Sales Deal |
| VB31 | Create Promotion |
| VB32 | Change Promotion |
| VB33 | Display Promotion |
| VB35 | List Promotions |
| VF01 | Create Proforma Invoice |
| VF02 | Change Proforma Invoice |
| VF03 | Display Proforma Invoice |
| VF21 | Create Invoice List |
| VF22 | Change Invoice List |
| VF23 | Display Invoice List |
| VL01 | Create Delivery |
| VL02 | Change Delivery |
| VL03 | Display Delivery |
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