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ABAP Cloud Concepts

ABAP Cloud is SAP's new development model when it comes to the entire SAP landscape, which refers to the ABAP Environment, S/4 HANA (Public and Private Cloud) and S/4 HANA On-Premise. The central component is the 3-TIER model, which represents the future ABAP architecture.

 

Successor

On this page you will find a comparison of old (T3) and new (T1) components.

Area Old (T3) New (T1) Hint Example
User ID SY-UNAME cl_abap_context_info=>get_user_alias( ) Both Link
Actual date SY-DATUM cl_abap_context_info=>get_system_date( ) Deprecated Link
Actual time SY-UZEIT cl_abap_context_info=>get_system_time( ) Deprecated Link
Application Log SLG0, SLG1 ADT, ABAP API, ReUse Components Deprecated Link 
Jobs SM36, SM37, Program Application Job (Catalog & Template) Deprecated Link
E Mail CL_BCS CL_BCS_MAIL_MESSAGE Deprecated Link
Programming model BOPF RAP Deprecated  
Table maintenance SM30 Business Configuration Deprecated Link
Package structure Classic Software Components Enhanced Link
JSON Conversion /UI2/CL_JSON XCO_CP_JSON Both Link
Parallel processing ... NEW TASK CL_ABAP_PARALLEL Enhanced Link
Async processing ... BACKGROUND UNIT bgPF Enhanced Link
SAP Query SQ01, SQ02   Deprecated  
HTTP Client CL_HTTP_CLIENT CL_WEB_HTTP_CLIENT_MANAGER Deprecated Link 
HTTP Utility CL_HTTP_UTILITY CL_WEB_HTTP_UTILITY Deprecated Link 
Translation SE63 Maintain translations Deprecated Link
Read SAP data Tables Core Data Services Deprecated Link
Number ranges SNRO CL_NUMBERRANGE_OBJECTS Deprecated Link

 

Outdated

Here you will find technology that has no successor and is no longer supported in TIER-1.

Area Old (T3) Hint Example
File OPEN DATASET No OS level file support  
GUI Transactions The SAP GUI is no longer supported in TIER-1, as are all functions and Dnypro events.  
GUI Report The classic report is no longer supported. Link
Technology Batch-Input Batch input folders for processing data are obsolete.  

 

New concepts

Here you will find new concepts introduced with ABAP Cloud.

Area New Hint Example
Release Deprecation Flow Handling shared APIs in the system Link
Package structure SWC Concept for the structure of software components, their use and their demarcation in the system. Link