API for Creating UUIDs (GUIDs) in the SAP System (New) 

SAP NetWeaver offers two interfaces for creating UUIDs.

These interfaces allow you to create UUIDs in the 16 Byte binary, 22 Character und 32 Character formats, and to convert any of these formats into either of the others.

Use

ABAP developers can use interfaces IF_SYSTEM_UUID or IF_SYSTEM_UUID_STATIC, which access the class CL_SYSTEM_UUID, to create UUIDs for their application and to convert them between the three supported formats.

Effects on Existing Data

The UUIDs created using these interfaces are compatible with UUIDs created previously using the internal function modules, and do not lead to any conflicts.