ABAP Test Cockpit: Check Variants, Exemptions and Quality Gates

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ATC gate and exemption checklist

• Agree check variants per purpose: cloud development, classic development, readiness, clean core reporting.
• Grow gate variants in steps; record every variant change.
• Block on priority 1 and 2 at request release; report priority 3.
• Activate checks in ATC basic settings and SE03 (or the Configure ATC app in BTP).
• Use remote ATC from a current central system to check older systems.
• Request exemptions only on the active central result, with the narrowest scope.
• Every exemption: approver who is not the requester, a real reason, a justification and an expiry or review date.
• Never switch the gate off; use a narrow, approved emergency exemption.
• Report blocks, top blocking checks and exemptions with each release.