SAP VCM_STEP_TYPE Value Chain Step Type Table

Overview

VCM_STEP_TYPE is a standard SAP S/4HANA table that stores Value Chain Step Type data. There are total 8 fields in the VCM_STEP_TYPE table. The following is a list of the fields that make up this table. Key fields are marked in blue.

The table VCM_STEP_TYPE belongs to CA-VCM: Value Chain Management (CA-VCM) module and is located in the package Value Chain Management Designtime (CA_VCM_DESIGNTIME).

In addition, following links provide an overview of foreign key relationships, if any, that link VCM_STEP_TYPE to other SAP tables and standard CDS views available based on VCM_STEP_TYPE table in S/4HANA 2020.

Techincal Settings of VCM_STEP_TYPE

Below are technical details of the table VCM_STEP_TYPE

  • Buffering not allowed
  • No buffering
  • Storage type is Column Store

List of VCM_STEP_TYPE Fields

The following table gives you an overview of the fields available in VCM_STEP_TYPE

FieldDescriptionData ElementCheck TableData TypeLength
VALUE_CHAIN_TYPEValue ChainVCM_VALUE_CHAIN_TYPECHAR30
VERSIONVersion of Value ChainVCM_VERSION_NUMBERNUMC10
STEP_TYPEProcess Step IDVCM_STEP_TYPE_IDCHAR10
STEP_GROUPID of Process Step GroupVCM_STEP_GROUP_IDVCM_STEP_GROUPCHAR10
BUSINESS_OBJECTBusiness Object of Value ChainVCM_BUSINESS_OBJECTVCM_BUS_OBJCHAR30
EXECUTION_TYPEExecution Type of Process StepVCM_EXECUTION_TYPECHAR1
PREDECESSOR_STEP_TYPEProcess Step IDVCM_STEP_TYPE_IDVCM_STEP_TYPECHAR10
IMPLEMENTATION_CLASSImplementation Class of Value ChainVCM_CLASS_NAMECHAR30

Foreign Key Relationships

A foreign key field is a table field that is allocated to a check table and becomes part of the table's foreign key. The following table gives you an overview of the foreign keys for VCM_STEP_TYPE

Table NameFieldCardinalityCheck Table
VCM_STEP_TYPEBUSINESS_OBJECT:VCM_BUS_OBJ
VCM_STEP_TYPEPREDECESSOR_STEP_TYPE1: CNVCM_STEP_TYPE
VCM_STEP_TYPESTEP_GROUP:VCM_STEP_GROUP

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