Base tables versus target tables

Base tables and target tables are special linked tables within SAP Business One. They are the most often used linked tables for SQL queries too.

You may find most of them related to "Sales-A/R" and "Purchase-A/P" documents or so-called "Marketing Documents".

Base tables versus target tables

Marketing documents may not have base tables or target tables. From the previous screenshot, you could clearly find that the Base Document and Target Document are available to this Sales Order. To get the Base Document, you may click on the "left arrow icon" or use the shortcut key Ctrl+N. To get the Target Document, you may click on the "right arrow icon" or ...

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