What happened to VBUP and VBUK in SAP S/4HANA?

VBUP (item status) and VBUK (header status) are removed in S/4HANA. Their status fields are redistributed to the existing item and header tables: VBAP and LIPS for item statuses, VBAK and LIKP for header statuses. VBUP and VBUK exist only as compatibility views.

Where do I find the delivery status (LFSTA) in S/4HANA?

The delivery status field LFSTA, previously in VBUP, is now directly on VBAP (Sales Order Item). You can also access it via the CDS View I_SalesDocumentItem using the field OverallDeliveryStatus.

What replaces KONV in SAP S/4HANA?

KONV (pricing conditions) is replaced by PRCD_ELEMENTS in S/4HANA. The new table uses a GUID-based key and stores both header and item pricing conditions. CDS Views like I_SalesDocumentPricingElement provide the recommended access path.

How do I adapt custom ABAP code that reads from VBUP?

Replace all SELECT FROM VBUP with reads from VBAP (for sales order item statuses) or LIPS (for delivery item statuses). Better yet, use CDS Views like I_SalesDocumentItem or I_SalesOrderItem which include all relevant status fields with business-friendly names.

Guide July 19, 2026

Sales Document Status Migration: VBUP/VBUK Removal in S/4HANA

How SAP S/4HANA removes the status tables VBUP and VBUK, redistributes status fields to VBAP, VBAK, LIPS, and LIKP, and what CDS Views to use.

What Changed?

In SAP ECC, sales document statuses were stored in dedicated status tables: VBUP (Item Status) and VBUK (Header Status). These tables held fields like delivery status (LFSTA), billing status (FKSAA), and overall status (GBSTA) for sales orders, deliveries, and billing documents.

SAP S/4HANA removes VBUP and VBUK and redistributes the status fields to the existing item and header tables where they logically belong.

Status Field Redistribution

VBUP (Item Status) Fields Moved To:

VBUP Field	Description	Moved To
LFSTA	Delivery Status	VBAP (Sales Order Item)
FKSAA	Billing Status (Order)	VBAP
FKSTA	Billing Status (Delivery)	LIPS (Delivery Item)
WBSTA	Goods Movement Status	LIPS
COSTA	Confirmation Status	VBAP
DCSTA	Delay Status	VBAP
RRSTA	Revenue Recognition Status	VBAP

VBUK (Header Status) Fields Moved To:

VBUK Field	Description	Moved To
LFSTK	Overall Delivery Status	VBAK (Sales Order Header)
FKSAK	Overall Billing Status	VBAK
GBSTK	Overall Status	VBAK
COSTA	Overall Confirmation Status	VBAK
ABSTK	Rejection Status	VBAK
WBSTK	Overall Goods Movement Status	LIKP (Delivery Header)

KONV to PRCD_ELEMENTS

A related SD change: the pricing conditions table KONV is replaced by PRCD_ELEMENTS in S/4HANA. PRCD_ELEMENTS uses a GUID-based key instead of KONV's document number-based key and supports both header and item conditions in one table.

CDS Views for Sales Documents

The recommended CDS Views for accessing sales document data including statuses:

I_SalesDocument — Sales Document Header (includes header statuses)
I_SalesDocumentItem — Sales Document Items (includes item statuses)
I_SalesOrder — Sales Order (header-level with statuses)
I_SalesOrderItem — Sales Order Items (with delivery/billing statuses)
I_DeliveryDocument — Delivery Header (replaces LIKP reads)
I_DeliveryDocumentItem — Delivery Items (replaces LIPS reads)
I_BillingDocument — Billing Document Header
I_BillingDocumentItem — Billing Document Items

ABAP Code Migration Example

Before (ECC — reading VBUP for item status):

SELECT vbeln posnr lfsta fksaa gbsta
  FROM vbup
  INTO TABLE @DATA(lt_status)
  WHERE vbeln = '0000012345'.

After (S/4HANA — reading status from VBAP directly):

SELECT vbeln posnr lfsta fksaa
  FROM vbap
  INTO TABLE @DATA(lt_status)
  WHERE vbeln = '0000012345'.

Better (S/4HANA — using CDS View):

SELECT SalesDocument, SalesDocumentItem,
       OverallDeliveryStatus, OverallBillingStatus
  FROM I_SalesDocumentItem
  WHERE SalesDocument = '0000012345'
  INTO TABLE @DATA(lt_status).

Impact on Custom Code

SELECT FROM VBUP / VBUK — Must be replaced with reads from VBAP/VBAK/LIPS/LIKP or CDS Views
Joins with VBUP/VBUK — Simplify by reading status fields directly from the item/header tables
SELECT FROM KONV — Replace with reads from PRCD_ELEMENTS or CDS Views
Custom Code Check — Use transaction SYCM to identify all references to VBUP, VBUK, and KONV