Hidden Treasure: RAP Feature Tables in the ABAP Keyword Documentation

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Did you know that the ABAP Keyword Documentation provides a list of all available language elements of the RAP behavior definition language (RAP BDL) and their release dates? This allows you to easily look up the features for each RAP BO implementation type and find out whether they are available in your current product release. The tables cover the full scope of the RAP BDL, including all statements for managed and unmanaged RAP BOs, RAP BO interfaces, service projections, BDEF extensions, and even abstract behavior definitions.

You can access the RAP BDL feature tables at the following link: RAP BDL - Feature Tables - ABAP Keyword Documentation (sap.corp)

Here's how it looks like:

The first column lists a syntax statement, the second column summarizes its effect, and the last three columns provide the release information - first, the quarterly AS ABAP release, then the on-premise AS ABAP release, and in the rightmost column, the release of SAP BTP ABAP Environment, informally called Steampunk.

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