SAP CO Tables: Controlling & Cost Centers

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⚡ Smart Summary

Controlling Module (CO) tables store the master data, documents, and planning records behind overhead cost controlling, internal orders, and profit center accounting, providing a reference for cost centers, cost elements, settlement, and profit center data across the Controlling component.

  • 🗂️ Master Data Tables: CSKA, CSKB, CSKS, and CSLA store cost element, cost center, and activity master data.
  • 📑 CO Documents: COBK holds document headers while COEP and related tables record CO object line items by period.
  • 🔁 Settlement Tables: AUAK, AUAA, COBRA, and COBRB manage settlement documents and distribution rules for internal orders.
  • 🏢 Profit Center Tables: CEPC and CEPCT store profit center master data and texts, with GLPCA holding actual line items.
  • ⚙️ Customizing & Pricing: Condition tables such as A132–A143 store prices per cost center, company code, profit center, and material.
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Important Tables in SAP Controlling (CO) Module

What are CO (Controlling) Tables?

In this tutorial, we will learn important tables in Controlling Module. Controlling (CO) tables store master data, documents, and planning information used across overhead cost controlling, internal orders, and profit center accounting. The reference tables below are grouped by functional area.

Overhead Cost Controlling

Code Description
A132 Price per Cost Center
A136 Price per Controlling Area
A137 Price per Country / Region
COSC CO Objects: Assignment of Original Cost Sheets
CSSK Cost Center / Cost Element
CSSL Cost Center / Activity Type
KAPS CO Period Locks

General Services

Code Description
CSKA Cost Elements
CSKB Cost Elements
CSKS Cost Center Master Data
CSLA Activity Master

Overhead Cost Controlling — Documents

Code Description
COBK CO Object: Document Header
COEJ CO Object: Line Items
COEJL CO Object: Line Items for Activity
COEJR CO Object: Line Items for SKF
COEJT CO Object: Line Items for Prices
COEP CO Object: Line Items (by Period)
COEPL CO Object: Line Items for Activity
COEPR CO Object: Line Items for SKF
COEPT CO Object: Line Items for Prices
COKA CO Object: Control Data for Cost
COKL CO Object: Control Data for Activity
COKP CO Object: Control Data for Primary Planning
COKR CO Object: Control Data for Statistical key Figures
COKS CO Object: Control Data for Secondary Planning

Reconciliation Ledger

Code Description
COFIO1 Object Table for Reconciliation
COFIO2 Transaction Dependent Fields
COFIP Single Plan Items for Reconciliation
COFIS Actual Line Items for Reconciliation

Cost Center Accounting (Cost Accounting Planning RK-S)

Code Description
A138 Price per Company Code
A139 Price per Profit Center

RELATED ARTICLES

Overhead Orders

Application Development R/3 Cost Accounting Settlement

Code Description
AUAA Settlement Document: Receiver Segment
AUAB Settlement Document: Distribution Rules
AUAI Settlement Rules per Depreciation Area
AUAK Document Header for Settlement
AUAO Document Segment: CO Objects to be Settled
AUAV Document Segment: Transactions
COBRA Settlement Rule for Order Settlement
COBRB Distribution Rules Settlement Rule Order Settlement

Cost Accounting Orders

Code Description
AUFK Order Master Data
AUFLAY0 Entity Table: Order Layouts

Profit Center Accounting

Code Description
CEPC Profit Center Master Data Table
CEPCT Texts for Profit Center Master Data
CEPC_BUKRS Assignment of Profit Center to a Company Code
GLPCA EC-PCA: Actual Line Items G
LPCC EC-PCA: Transaction Attributes
GLPCO EC-PCA: Object Table for Account
GLPCP EC-PCA: Plan Line Items

PCA Basic Settings

Customizing for Profit Center Accounting

Code Description
A141 Dependent on Material and Receive profit center
A142 Dependent on Material
A143 Dependent on Material Group

FAQs

Table CSKS stores cost center master data in SAP Controlling. It holds the basic attributes of each cost center and is widely used in overhead cost controlling reporting and allocations.

Table COEP stores CO object line items by period, while COBK holds the CO document header. Together they record actual postings used for cost analysis in the Controlling module.

Table CEPC stores profit center master data, and CEPCT holds the related descriptive texts. CEPC_BUKRS links each profit center to a company code in Profit Center Accounting.

AI can map relationships between CO tables, generate optimized queries, and explain table fields in plain language. This helps consultants locate cost and profit center data faster without deep technical knowledge.

Yes. AI can scan tables such as COEP, CSKS, and CEPC to flag missing assignments, duplicate entries, or reconciliation gaps, improving data quality across overhead and profit center accounting.

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