Released ABAP Classes

Reference for released ABAP classes available in ABAP for Cloud Development (SAP BTP ABAP Environment and SAP Cloud ERP Private).

All classes listed here are released APIs governed by a stability contract — using them keeps an extension at clean core Level A. If a class you need is not released, see the abap-cloud skill for the wrapper pattern and level classification.

Quick Reference by Category

Common Use Cases

Get Current Date/Time in UTC

"Using CL_ABAP_CONTEXT_INFO
DATA(sys_date) = cl_abap_context_info=>get_system_date( ).  "e.g. 20240101
DATA(sys_time) = cl_abap_context_info=>get_system_time( ).  "e.g. 152450

"Using XCO (various formats)
DATA(date_utc) = xco_cp=>sy->date( xco_cp_time=>time_zone->utc )->as( xco_cp_time=>format->abap )->value.
DATA(time_utc) = xco_cp=>sy->time( xco_cp_time=>time_zone->utc )->as( xco_cp_time=>format->iso_8601_extended )->value.
DATA(moment_utc) = xco_cp=>sy->moment( xco_cp_time=>time_zone->utc )->as( xco_cp_time=>format->iso_8601_extended )->value.

Send Email

TRY.
    DATA(mail) = cl_bcs_mail_message=>create_instance( ).
    mail->set_sender( 'sender@example.com' ).
    mail->add_recipient( 'recipient@example.com' ).
    mail->set_subject( 'Subject' ).
    mail->set_main( cl_bcs_mail_textpart=>create_instance(
      iv_content      = '<h1>Hello</h1><p>Message body.</p>'
      iv_content_type = 'text/html' ) ).
    mail->send( IMPORTING et_status = DATA(status) ).
  CATCH cx_bcs_mail INTO DATA(error).
ENDTRY.

Generate UUID

"CL_SYSTEM_UUID
DATA(uuid_x16) = cl_system_uuid=>create_uuid_x16_static( ).
DATA(uuid_c36) = cl_system_uuid=>create_uuid_c36_static( ).

"XCO
DATA(uuid) = xco_cp=>uuid( )->value.
DATA(uuid_c36_xco) = xco_cp=>uuid( )->as( xco_cp_uuid=>format->c36 )->value.

JSON Processing

"ABAP -> JSON
DATA(json) = xco_cp_json=>data->from_abap( some_structure )->to_string( ).

"JSON -> ABAP
xco_cp_json=>data->from_string( json_string )->write_to( REF #( target_structure ) ).

"Using /UI2/CL_JSON
DATA(json2) = /ui2/cl_json=>serialize( data = some_data ).
/ui2/cl_json=>deserialize( EXPORTING json = json2 CHANGING data = target ).

HTTP Client Call

TRY.
    DATA(dest) = cl_http_destination_provider=>create_by_url( 'https://api.example.com' ).
    DATA(client) = cl_web_http_client_manager=>create_by_http_destination( dest ).
    DATA(request) = client->get_http_request( ).
    DATA(response) = client->execute( if_web_http_client=>get ).
    DATA(status) = response->get_status( ).
    DATA(body) = response->get_text( ).
  CATCH cx_web_http_client_error cx_http_dest_provider_error INTO DATA(error).
ENDTRY.

Get Current User

"Using CL_ABAP_CONTEXT_INFO
DATA(user_alias) = cl_abap_context_info=>get_user_alias( ).
DATA(user_name) = cl_abap_context_info=>get_user_formatted_name( ).

"Using XCO
DATA(user) = xco_cp=>sy->user( )->name.

Verifying Release State (Level A)

"Check if an object is released for ABAP Cloud
SELECT SINGLE *
  FROM i_apistateofrepositoryobject
  WHERE ObjectType   = 'CLAS'
    AND ObjectName   = 'CL_NUMBERRANGE_RUNTIME'
    AND ReleaseState = 'RELEASED'
  INTO @DATA(ls_state).

Other discovery options:

If no released class exists

Detailed Reference

For comprehensive code examples and all available classes, read:

• references/Released_ABAP_Classes.md

Reference File Structure

The reference file is organized into these sections (use grep patterns to search):

Related Skills

• abap-cloud: Use for clean core level definitions and the wrapper pattern when no released class exists
• abap-cloud-migration: Use for replacing non-released APIs during level remediation
• atc-cloudification: Use for checking object classification and release state via ATC
• rap: Use for RAP-specific released classes (CL_ABAP_BEHAVIOR_HANDLER, CL_ABAP_BEHAVIOR_SAVER)