Avoid Protected Attributes

WarningClean ABAP & Modern Syntax#EC NO_PROTECTED_DATARemote Enabled

Overview

Avoid declaring DATA or CLASS-DATA in PROTECTED SECTION.

ATC Finding Message: Avoid protected attributes; make them private and provide methods instead

Rationale

Protected data members expose internal class state to subclasses, violating encapsulation. Make attributes private and provide getter methods if needed.

Non-Compliant

PROTECTED SECTION.
  DATA mv_count TYPE i.

Compliant

PRIVATE SECTION.
  DATA mv_count TYPE i.

Suppression

To suppress findings for this rule, append the pseudo-comment to the statement:

" Standard pseudo-comment:
... "#EC NO_PROTECTED_DATA

" SAP CI_ prefix format:
... "#EC CI_NO_PROTECTED_DATA

Related Rules

• Avoid Exposed Mutable Data in Classes and Interfaces — #EC PUBLIC_ATTR
• Limit Class Member Attribute Count (Prevent God Classes) — #EC MAX_ATTRIBUTES

Technical Details

• Native ATC Class: ZCL_SKYLINT_NO_PROTECTED_DATA
• Implementation File: zcl_skylint_no_protected_data.clas.abap