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Step 1: Right-click on the project and select New > ABAP Repository Object > ATC Check Category,
provide a name and description for the category and activate it.

Step 2: Create a new ATC Check and enter name, description and class name and all the other
details.
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Step 3: Generate the class by clicking on the implementing class in the ATC checks. The class should
implement the IF_CI_ATC_CHECK interface. Create a local class named META_DATA within it,
implementing the IF_CI_ATC_CHECK_META_DATA interface. Define all the required settings in the
META_DATA methods, such as attributes, object types, messages, and descriptions.

CLASS meta_data(local helper class of class zcl_atc_local_class_obj_check):

METHODS constructor
IMPORTING check_local_class_usage TYPE abap_bool.
DATA v_check_local_class_usage TYPE abap_bool.
ENDCLASS.

CLASS meta_data IMPLEMENTATION.

METHOD constructor.

ENDMETHOD.
METHOD if_ci_atc_check_meta_data~get_attributes.
RETURN VALUE #(
( name = `CheckLocalClass` kind =
if_ci_atc_check_meta_data=>attribute_kinds-boolean
value = REF #( v_check_local_class_usage ) )
).
ENDMETHOD.

METHOD if_ci_atc_check_meta_data~get_checked_object_types.
RETURN VALUE #( ( 'PROG' ) ( 'FUGR' ) ( 'CLAS' ) ).
ENDMETHOD.

METHOD if_ci_atc_check_meta_data~get_description.
RETURN 'External local class has been instantiated'.
ENDMETHOD.

METHOD if_ci_atc_check_meta_data~get_finding_code_infos.
RETURN VALUE #(
( code = 'CREATE' severity = if_ci_atc_check=>finding_severities-
error
text = 'instantiating local class outside its source program is
not allowed' )
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).
ENDMETHOD.

METHOD if_ci_atc_check_meta_data~get_quickfix_code_infos.
RETURN VALUE #(
( code = 'CREATE' short_text = 'Create a global class with the same
logic' )
).
ENDMETHOD.

METHOD if_ci_atc_check_meta_data~is_remote_enabled.
RETURN abap_true.
ENDMETHOD.

METHOD if_ci_atc_check_meta_data~uses_checksums.
RETURN abap_true.
ENDMETHOD.

ENDCLASS.

Step 4: Define all the required custom checks in the global class. The RUN method will be triggered
to validate the statements in the procedure.
CLASS zcl_atc_local_class_obj_check DEFINITION
PUBLIC
FINAL
CREATE PUBLIC .

PUBLIC SECTION.
INTERFACES: if_ci_atc_check.
METHODS: constructor.
PROTECTED SECTION.
PRIVATE SECTION.
METHODS: analyze_procedure
IMPORTING procedure TYPE
if_ci_atc_source_code_provider=>ty_procedure
RETURNING VALUE(findings) TYPE if_ci_atc_check=>ty_findings.
DATA: code_provider TYPE REF TO
if_ci_atc_source_code_provider,
assistant_factory TYPE REF TO
cl_ci_atc_assistant_factory,
v_check_local_class_usage TYPE abap_bool.
ENDCLASS.

CLASS ZCL_ATC_LOCAL_CLASS_OBJ_CHECK IMPLEMENTATION.

METHOD analyze_procedure.
LOOP AT procedure-statements USING KEY keyword INTO DATA(ls_statement)
WHERE keyword = 'CREATE'.
DATA(statement_idx) = sy-tabix.
CHECK line_exists( ls_statement-tokens[ lexeme = 'OBJECT' ] ).
LOOP AT ls_statement-tokens INTO DATA(ls_token)
WHERE lexeme CP '*\PROGRAM=*\CLASS=*'.
INSERT VALUE #(
code = 'CREATE'
location = code_provider->get_statement_location( ls_statement )
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checksum = code_provider->get_statement_checksum( ls_statement )

ENDLOOP.

ENDLOOP.
ENDMETHOD.

METHOD constructor.
v_check_local_class_usage = abap_true.
ENDMETHOD.

METHOD if_ci_atc_check~get_meta_data.
RETURN NEW meta_data( check_local_class_usage =
v_check_local_class_usage ).
ENDMETHOD.

METHOD if_ci_atc_check~run.
code_provider = data_provider->get_code_provider( ).
DATA(procedures) = code_provider->get_procedures( code_provider-
>object_to_comp_unit( object ) ).
LOOP AT procedures->* ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<procedure>).
INSERT LINES OF analyze_procedure( <procedure> ) INTO TABLE findings.
ENDLOOP.
ENDMETHOD.

METHOD if_ci_atc_check~set_assistant_factory.
assistant_factory = factory.
ENDMETHOD.

METHOD if_ci_atc_check~set_attributes ##NEEDED.

ENDMETHOD.

METHOD if_ci_atc_check~verify_prerequisites.

ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS.
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Step 5: Create a check variant and include your custom ATC check in it. Adjust parameters as
needed.

Results: Use the ATC Check Variant to analyse packages or objects in ADT and review flagged issues.
The below report ZR_TEST contains a statement to instantiate an external local class, our custom
ATC check flagged this issue.