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SPC045201: Declare attribute 'Inherits' in ContentTypes

In SharePoint 2010 the new attribute 'Inherits' for ContentTypes defines whether fields of the parent ContentType are inherited to the ContentType. For compatibility reasons to SharePoint 2007 this attribute should be specified.

CheckId SPC045201
TypeName DeclareAttributeInheritsInContentType
Severity CriticalWarning
Type ContentType

A ContentType should specify attribute 'Inherits' for compatibility reasons.

To suppress this violation in XML SharePoint code add the following comment right before the XML tag which causes the rule violation. Learn more about SuppressMessage here.

<!-- "SuppressMessage":{"rule":"SPC045201:DeclareAttributeInheritsInContentType","justification":"Provide reason for suppression here"} -->
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