released-abap-classes

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

Category	Key Classes
Console Output	IF_OO_ADT_CLASSRUN, CL_DEMO_CLASSRUN, CL_XCO_CP_ADT_SIMPLE_CLASSRUN
UUID	CL_SYSTEM_UUID, XCO_CP, XCO_CP_UUID
Time & Date	CL_ABAP_CONTEXT_INFO, XCO_CP_TIME, CL_ABAP_TSTMP, CL_ABAP_UTCLONG, CL_ABAP_DATFM, CL_ABAP_TIMEFM
Calendar	CL_FHC_CALENDAR_RUNTIME, CL_SCAL_UTILS
String Processing	CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES, CL_ABAP_STRING_UTILITIES, XCO_CP
Numbers/Math	CL_ABAP_MATH, CL_ABAP_DECFLOAT, CL_ABAP_BIGINT, CL_ABAP_RATIONAL
Random Numbers	CL_ABAP_RANDOM_* (INT, INT8, FLOAT, PACKED, DECFLOAT16/34), CL_ABAP_PROB_DISTRIBUTION
Regular Expressions	CL_ABAP_REGEX, CL_ABAP_MATCHER
Codepage/Binary	CL_ABAP_CONV_CODEPAGE, CL_ABAP_GZIP*, CL_WEB_HTTP_UTILITY
JSON/XML	XCO_CP_JSON, /UI2/CL_JSON, CL_SXML_*, CL_IXML_*
Email	CL_BCS_MAIL_MESSAGE
HTTP Calls	CL_WEB_HTTP_CLIENT_MANAGER, CL_HTTP_DESTINATION_PROVIDER
RAP	CL_ABAP_BEHV_AUX, CL_ABAP_BEHAVIOR_HANDLER, CL_ABAP_BEHAVIOR_SAVER
RTTS	CL_ABAP_TYPEDESCR and hierarchy
Dynamic Programming	CL_ABAP_DYN_PRG, CL_ABAP_CORRESPONDING
User Info	CL_ABAP_CONTEXT_INFO, XCO_CP=>sy->user()
Unit Testing	CL_ABAP_UNIT_ASSERT, CL_OSQL_TEST_ENVIRONMENT, CL_CDS_TEST_ENVIRONMENT
Parallel Processing	CL_ABAP_PARALLEL
Application Log	CL_BALI_LOG
Background Jobs	CL_BGMC_PROCESS_FACTORY
Locking	CL_ABAP_LOCK_OBJECT_FACTORY
XLSX	XCO_CP_XLSX
Zip Files	CL_ABAP_ZIP
PDF Rendering	CL_FP_ADS_UTIL

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( '[email protected]' ).
    mail->add_recipient( '[email protected]' ).
    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:

Method	Use
ADT Released Object Search	Search with api: prefix (e.g., api:cl_*)
Project Explorer	Released Objects → Source Code Library folder
Released Objects Fiori app	F5865 — search by classic name, view successor information
SAP Business Accelerator Hub	https://api.sap.com/ — released remote and local APIs
Cloudification Repository	https://sap.github.io/abap-atc-cr-cv-s4hc/ — level classification

If no released class exists

Situation	Clean core level	Action
A nominated classic API exists	B	Use it in classic ABAP; wrap for ABAP Cloud
Only an internal SAP object exists	C	Wrap it, create one ATC exemption, monitor changelog
The object is classified noAPI	D	Do not use — find a released or classic alternative

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):

Section	Search Pattern
Console Output	Running a Class and Displaying Output
UUID	Creating and Transforming UUIDs
SY Components	XCO Representations of SY Components
RAP	## RAP
Transactional Consistency	Transactional Consistency
Numbers/Calculations	Numbers and Calculations
String Processing	String Processing
Codepages/Binary	Handling Codepages and Binary
Regular Expressions	Regular Expressions
Time and Date	Time and Date
Calendar	Calendar-Related Information
RTTS	Runtime Type Services
Assignments	## Assignments
Structure Components	Non-Initial Structure Components
Table Comparison	Comparing Content of Compatible
Dynamic Programming	Dynamic Programming
Current User	Getting the Current User Name
XML/JSON	XML/JSON
Repository Objects	ABAP Repository Object Information
Generating Objects	Generating ABAP Repository Objects
Call Stack	Call Stack
Email	Sending Emails
Tenant Info	Tenant Information
Exceptions	Exception Classes
Parallel Processing	Parallel Processing
Application Log	Application Log
Background Jobs	Running Code in the Background
Locking	## Locking
HTTP Calls	Calling Services
XLSX	Reading and Writing XLSX Content
Zip Files	Zip Files
Unit Testing	ABAP Unit
Units of Measurement	Units of Measurement
ATC	Programmatic ABAP Test Cockpit
Number Ranges	Handling Number Ranges
Releasing APIs	Releasing APIs
Application Jobs	Application Jobs
Generative AI	Generative AI
Transport Requests	Programmatically Creating and Releasing Transport
HTML/XML Cleanup	Repairing and Cleaning up HTML
IDE Actions	Creating and Using IDE Actions
PDF Rendering	Output Management
CSV Export	Writing Internal Table Content to CSV
Garbage Collection	Triggering Garbage Collection

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)