diff --git a/src/env/zcl_abapgit_user_record.clas.abap b/src/env/zcl_abapgit_user_record.clas.abap
index 2a43a9c36..a072bbd1f 100644
--- a/src/env/zcl_abapgit_user_record.clas.abap
+++ b/src/env/zcl_abapgit_user_record.clas.abap
@@ -9,21 +9,8 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_user_record DEFINITION
       RETURNING
         VALUE(ro_user) TYPE REF TO zcl_abapgit_user_record.
 
-    METHODS get_name
-      IMPORTING
-        iv_username    TYPE sy-uname
-      RETURNING
-        VALUE(rv_name) TYPE string.
-    METHODS get_email
-      IMPORTING
-        iv_username     TYPE sy-uname
-      RETURNING
-        VALUE(rv_email) TYPE string.
-    METHODS get_title
-      IMPORTING
-        iv_username     TYPE sy-uname
-      RETURNING
-        VALUE(rv_title) TYPE string.
+    INTERFACES zif_abapgit_user_record.
+
   PROTECTED SECTION.
   PRIVATE SECTION.
     TYPES:
@@ -71,7 +58,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_user_record IMPLEMENTATION.
   ENDMETHOD.
 
 
-  METHOD get_title.
+  METHOD zif_abapgit_user_record~get_title.
 * the queried username might not exist, refactored for open-abap compatibility
 
     DATA lr_addr3             TYPE REF TO data.
@@ -153,7 +140,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_user_record IMPLEMENTATION.
   ENDMETHOD.
 
 
-  METHOD get_email.
+  METHOD zif_abapgit_user_record~get_email.
 
     rv_email = read_cache( iv_username )-email.
 
@@ -170,7 +157,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_user_record IMPLEMENTATION.
   ENDMETHOD.
 
 
-  METHOD get_name.
+  METHOD zif_abapgit_user_record~get_name.
 
     rv_name = read_cache( iv_username )-name.
 
diff --git a/src/env/zif_abapgit_user_record.intf.abap b/src/env/zif_abapgit_user_record.intf.abap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..baf376c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/env/zif_abapgit_user_record.intf.abap
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+INTERFACE zif_abapgit_user_record PUBLIC.
+
+  METHODS get_name
+    IMPORTING
+      iv_username    TYPE sy-uname
+    RETURNING
+      VALUE(rv_name) TYPE string.
+
+  METHODS get_email
+    IMPORTING
+      iv_username     TYPE sy-uname
+    RETURNING
+      VALUE(rv_email) TYPE string.
+
+  METHODS get_title
+    IMPORTING
+      iv_username     TYPE sy-uname
+    RETURNING
+      VALUE(rv_title) TYPE string.
+
+ENDINTERFACE.
diff --git a/src/env/zif_abapgit_user_record.intf.xml b/src/env/zif_abapgit_user_record.intf.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9fd4e3be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/env/zif_abapgit_user_record.intf.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<abapGit version="v1.0.0" serializer="LCL_OBJECT_INTF" serializer_version="v1.0.0">
+ <asx:abap xmlns:asx="http://www.sap.com/abapxml" version="1.0">
+  <asx:values>
+   <VSEOINTERF>
+    <CLSNAME>ZIF_ABAPGIT_USER_RECORD</CLSNAME>
+    <LANGU>E</LANGU>
+    <DESCRIPT>ZIF_ABAPGIT_USER_RECORD</DESCRIPT>
+    <EXPOSURE>2</EXPOSURE>
+    <STATE>1</STATE>
+    <UNICODE>X</UNICODE>
+   </VSEOINTERF>
+  </asx:values>
+ </asx:abap>
+</abapGit>
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