# SAP process table reference: Inventory management (IM)

> Source: https://docs.synthesized.io/tdk/latest/user_guide/070_integrations/sap/table_reference/im
> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.synthesized.io/llms.txt).

Tables touched by each Inventory management (IM) business process, shown side by side for SAP ECC and S/4HANA.

2 processes · 23 tables · [Back to the process index](https://docs.synthesized.io/tdk/latest/user_guide/070_integrations/sap/table_reference/)

## IM-01 · Goods movements (GR / GI / transfer)

16 tables · 4 differ between ECC and S/4HANA.

### I. Master data

   
| ECC | S/4HANA | Description | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 
`MARA`

 | 

`MARA`

 | 

Material master, general data.

 |  |
| 

`MARC`

 | 

`MARC`

 | 

Material master, plant data.

 |  |
| 

`MARD`

 | 

`MARD`

 | 

Storage-location stock levels.

 |  |
| 

`MBEW`

 | 

`MBEW`

 | 

Material valuation data.

 |  |

### II. Configuration

   
| ECC | S/4HANA | Description | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 
`T156`

 | 

`T156`

 | 

Movement types.

 |  |
| 

`T157`

 | 

`T157`

 | 

Movement type control / texts.

 |  |

### III. Documents

   
| ECC | S/4HANA | Description | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 
`MKPF`

 | 

—

 | 

Material document header — compatibility view in S/4; use MATDOC.

 | 

Removed in S/4HANA

 |
| 

`MSEG`

 | 

—

 | 

Material document items — compatibility view in S/4; use MATDOC.

 | 

Removed in S/4HANA

 |
| 

—

 | 

`MATDOC`

 | 

Material document — the physical table in S/4.

 | 

S/4HANA only

 |

### IV. Stock & accounting

   
| ECC | S/4HANA | Description | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 
`MCHB`

 | 

`MCHB`

 | 

Batch stock.

 |  |
| 

`MSKA`

 | 

`MSKA`

 | 

Sales-order stock.

 |  |
| 

`MSKU`

 | 

`MSKU`

 | 

Customer consignment stock.

 |  |
| 

`MSLB`

 | 

`MSLB`

 | 

Stock with vendor.

 |  |
| 

`BKPF`

 | 

`BKPF`

 | 

Accounting document header for the valuation posting.

 | 

S/4: Header only in S/4 — amounts in ACDOCA.

 |
| 

`BSEG`

 | 

`BSEG`

 | 

Accounting document line items.

 |  |
| 

—

 | 

`ACDOCA`

 | 

Universal Journal line items.

 | 

S/4HANA only

 |

## IM-02 · Physical inventory

7 tables · 3 differ between ECC and S/4HANA.

### I. Documents

   
| ECC | S/4HANA | Description | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 
`IKPF`

 | 

`IKPF`

 | 

Physical inventory document header.

 |  |
| 

`ISEG`

 | 

`ISEG`

 | 

Physical inventory document items (counts).

 |  |
| 

`MKPF`

 | 

—

 | 

Material document header for adjustments — compatibility view in S/4; use MATDOC.

 | 

Removed in S/4HANA

 |
| 

`MSEG`

 | 

—

 | 

Material document items for adjustments — compatibility view in S/4; use MATDOC.

 | 

Removed in S/4HANA

 |
| 

—

 | 

`MATDOC`

 | 

Material document — the physical table in S/4.

 | 

S/4HANA only

 |

### II. Stock

   
| ECC | S/4HANA | Description | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 
`MARD`

 | 

`MARD`

 | 

Storage-location stock.

 |  |
| 

`MCHB`

 | 

`MCHB`

 | 

Batch stock.

 |  |

## Other functional areas

- [Finance (FI)](https://docs.synthesized.io/tdk/latest/user_guide/070_integrations/sap/table_reference/fi) — 10 processes, 130 tables
- [Financial supply chain (FSCM)](https://docs.synthesized.io/tdk/latest/user_guide/070_integrations/sap/table_reference/fscm) — 2 processes, 27 tables
- [Controlling (CO)](https://docs.synthesized.io/tdk/latest/user_guide/070_integrations/sap/table_reference/co) — 3 processes, 25 tables
- [Asset accounting (FI-AA)](https://docs.synthesized.io/tdk/latest/user_guide/070_integrations/sap/table_reference/aa) — 1 process, 17 tables
- [Sales & distribution (SD)](https://docs.synthesized.io/tdk/latest/user_guide/070_integrations/sap/table_reference/sd) — 5 processes, 67 tables
- [Procurement (MM)](https://docs.synthesized.io/tdk/latest/user_guide/070_integrations/sap/table_reference/mm) — 8 processes, 123 tables
- [HR / Payroll](https://docs.synthesized.io/tdk/latest/user_guide/070_integrations/sap/table_reference/hr) — 3 processes, 26 tables
- [Master data (cross-cutting)](https://docs.synthesized.io/tdk/latest/user_guide/070_integrations/sap/table_reference/md) — 6 processes, 62 tables