<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-19-050451.txt : 20190923
<SEC-HEADER>0001209191-19-050451.hdr.sgml : 20190923
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20190923161600
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-19-050451
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190920
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190923
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190923

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ritter Gordon
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001585857

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36121
		FILM NUMBER:		191108201

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O EMERGENCE CAPITAL
		STREET 2:		160 BOVET ROAD SUITE 300
		CITY:			SAN MATEO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94402

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VEEVA SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001393052
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				208235463
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4280 HACIENDA DRIVE
		CITY:			PLEASANTON
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94588
		BUSINESS PHONE:		925-452-6500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4280 HACIENDA DRIVE
		CITY:			PLEASANTON
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94588

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VERTICALS ONDEMAND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070313
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Transaction exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &quot;Act&quot;) pursuant to Rule 16b-6(b) promulgated under the Act.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each Restricted Stock Unit (&quot;RSU&quot;) represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares held by The Ritter-Metzler Revocable Trust dated November 6, 2000 (the &quot;Trust&quot;). The Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary of the Trust and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with regard to the reported shares held by the Trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported shares held by the Trust, except to the extent, if any, of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">On June 20, 2019, the Reporting Person was granted 1,606 RSUs under the Issuer's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, of which 1/4 of the RSUs vested on September 20, 2019, with the remaining RSUs vesting equally on a quarterly basis thereafter, subject to continued service on the Issuer's board of directors on the applicable vesting date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Meaghan S. Nelson, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-09-23</signatureDate>
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