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Define attribute 'Inherits' to FALSE in ContentType if RemoveFieldRef are used

A content type should not have attribute 'Inherits' set to 'TRUE' if elements of type 'RemoveFieldRef' are used. Set Inherits to 'FALSE' or hide the not used columns with Hidden=TRUE to remove fields from a content type.

CheckId SPC015211
TypeName DefineInheritsInContentTypeWithRemoveFiedRef
Severity CriticalWarning
Type ContentType

A ContentType should not set 'Inherits' to TRUE because childs of type 'RemoveFieldRef' is used to remove fields from the content type. See sample below:

<ContentType ID="0x0101"
   Name="$Resources:Document"
   Group="$Resources:Document_Content_Types"
   Description="$Resources:DocumentCTDesc"
   Inherits="FALSE"
   <FieldRefs>
      <RemoveFieldRef ID="{ae069f25-3ac2-4256-b9c3-15dbc15da0e0}" Name="GUID" />
      ...
   </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":"SPC015211:DefineInheritsInContentTypeWithRemoveFiedRef","justification":"Provide reason for suppression here"} -->
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