Finding the ABAP Keyword Documentation can be confusing. There are two flavors available: one for ABAP Cloud, and one for classic ABAP. Chances are good that the search returns the one for ABAP Cloud. Acessing the one for classic ABAP is more complicated, when the search is insisting to point you to the cloud version.
ABAP Keyword Documentation
- Classic ABAP (on-premise): https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_816_index_htm/8.16/en-US/ABENABAP.html 🔗
- ABAP Cloud: https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/ABENABAP.html 🔗
ABAP release mapping
Mapping the ABAP release to an ABAP platform or S/4HANA release can also be a challenge. The mystery is solved by looking at the information provided under ABAP Release News 🔗. The mapping goes over a few pages. Here are them combined in one table.
| ABAP release | Kernel release | ABAP platform | SAP S/4HANA | SAP S/4HANA cloud private edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.16 | 916 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 |
| 7.58 | 793 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 7.57 | 789 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 |
| 7.56 | 785 | 2021 | 2021 | - |
| 7.55 | 781 | 2020 | 2020 | - |
| 7.54 | 777 | 1909 | 1909 | - |
| 7.53 | 773 | 1809 | 1809 | - |
| 7.52 | 753 | - | 1709 | - |
| 7.51 | 749 | - | 1610 | - |
| 7.50 | 745 | - | 1511 | - |
| 7.40, SP10 | 742 | - | - | - |
| 7.40, SP08 | 742 | - | - | - |
| 7.40, SP05 | 741 | - | - | - |
| 7.40, SP02 | 740 | - | - | - |
ABAP Cloud release mapping
The sampe applies for the ABAP cloud release news 🔗.
| ABAP release | Kernel release | SAP S/4HANA cloud public edition | SAP BTP ABAP environment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.19 | 919 | - | 2605 |
| 9.18 | 918 | 2602 | 2602 |
| 9.17 | 917 | - | 2511 |
| 9.16 | 916 | 2508 | 2508 |
| 9.15 | 915 | - | 2505 |
| 9.14 | 914 | 2502 | 2502 |
| 9.13 | 913 | - | 2411 |
| 9.12 | 912 | 2408 | 2408 |
| 7.96 | 796 | - | 2405 |
| 7.95 | 795 | 2402 | 2402 |
| 7.94 | 794 | - | 2311 |
| 7.93 | 793 | 2308 | 2308 |
| 7.92 | 792 | - | 2305 |
| 7.91 | 791 | 2302 | 2302 |
| 7.90 | 790 | 2211 | 2211 |
| 7.89 | 789 | 2208 | 2208 |
| 7.88 | 788 | 2205 | 2205 |
| 7.87 | 787 | 2202 | 2202 |
| 7.86 | 786 | 2111 | 2111 |
| 7.85 | 785 | 2108 | 2108 |
| 7.84 | 784 | 2105 | 2105 |
| 7.83 | 783 | 2102 | 2102 |
| 7.82 | 782 | 2011 | 2011 |
| 7.81 | 781 | 2008 | 2008 |
| 7.80 | 780 | 2005 | 2005 |
| 7.79 | 779 | 2002 | 2002 |
| 7.78 | 778 | 1911 | 1911 |
| 7.77 | 777 | 1908 | 1908 |
| 7.76 | 776 | 1905 | 1905 |
| 7.75 | 775 | 1902 | 1902 |
| 7.74 | 774 | 1811 | 1811 |
| 7.73 | 773 | 1808 | 1808 |
| 7.72 | 772 | 1805 | - |
| 7.71 | 771 | 1802 | - |
| 7.70 | 770 | 1711 | - |
| 7.69 | 753 | 1708 | - |
| 7.68 | 752 | 1705 | - |
| 7.67 | 751 | 1702 | - |
| 7.66 | 750 | - | - |
| 7.65 | 749 | - | - |
| 7.64 | 748 | - | - |
| 7.63 | 747 | - | - |
| 7.62 | 746 | - | - |
| 7.62 | 745 | - | - |
| 7.61 | 744 | - | - |
| 7.60 | 743 | - | - |