T5A4A SAP table for – General Absence Data

Here we would like to draw your attention to T5A4A table in SAP. As we know it is being mainly used with the SAP PA-PA (Personnel Administration in PA) component which is coming under HR (HCM) PA module (Personnel Management). T5A4A is a SAP standard pool table used for storing General Absence Data related data in SAP. If you want to download PDF material about SAP HR PA click here. It comes under the package PB03.

SAP T5A4A table

Table T5A4A technical data

TableT5A4A
Data storingGeneral Absence Data
ModulePA
Sub ModulePA-PA-AT
SAP PackagePB03
Delivery ClassC – Customer table, data is only maintained by the customer
ComponentSAP_HRCAT
Table CategoryPOOL

SAP T5A4A Table Fields

Here is the details of each fields in this SAP table. You can find the discription, data type and assigned lenth of each of the fields in T5A4A table.

  • MANDT : Client
    Its a key field. Its data type is CLNT (Character with length 3) with field length 3
  • TERMS : Agreement
    Its a key field. Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 3
  • STAFF : Employee
    Its a key field. Its data type is NUMC (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 1
  • SHIFT : Illness Indicator (Austria)
    Its a key field. Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1
  • ABSTY : Attendance/absence type
    Its a key field. Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 2
  • OBSRV : Analysis Period
    Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1
  • ACCUM : Indicators in Analysis Period
    Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1
  • ADVNC : Pay Scale Jump Due to Seniority
    Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1
  • UNITS : Quotas and Deduction Methods
    Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1
  • LEAVE : Absence Less Than 1 Day
    Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1
  • EXTRA : Note Special Table
    Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1
  • DLYYR : Waiting Period in Years
    Its data type is NUMC (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 2
  • DLYMO : Waiting Period in Months
    Its data type is NUMC (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 2
  • DLYDY : Waiting Period in Days
    Its data type is NUMC (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 2
  • OBSYR : Fixed Analysis Period in Years
    Its data type is NUMC (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 2
  • OBSMO : Fixed Analysis Period in Months
    Its data type is NUMC (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 2
  • OBSDY : Fixed Analysis Period in Days
    Its data type is NUMC (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 2
  • SPLIT : No Change During Absence
    Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1
  • RETYR : Period in Years: Determination of First Illness
    Its data type is NUMC (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 2
  • RETMO : Period in Months: Determination of First Illness
    Its data type is NUMC (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 2
  • RETDY : Period in Days – Determination of First Illness
    Its data type is NUMC (Character String with Digits Only) with field length 2
  • FTOFF : Indicator: Public Holiday and Illness (Obsolete)
    Its data type is CHAR (Character String) with field length 1
  • HYBEG : Start Date of Public Holiday Regulation
    Its data type is DATS (Date (Date: YYYYMMDD)) with field length 8