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SPC055202: Consider setting attibute 'Sealed' to TRUE in ContentType to prevent changes by users

Setting the attribute 'Sealed' to TRUE prevents unintended changes of a ContentType by the user or administrator.

CheckId SPC055202
TypeName ConsiderSealedInContentType
Severity Information
Type ContentType

Add the attribute 'Sealed' with value TRUE to the ContentType.
Good Practice

<ContentType ID="0x0101..."
   Name="MyContentType"
   Sealed="TRUE"
   <FieldRefs>
      ...
   </FieldRefs>  
</ContentType>

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":"SPC055202:ConsiderSealedInContentType","justification":"Provide reason for suppression here"} -->
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