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Declare File element in Module

A Module should contain at least one File element as child. Otherwise the Module has no need and should be removed.

CheckId SPC015303
TypeName DeclareFileElementInModule
Severity CriticalWarning
Type Module

Ensure that the Module define at least one File element or remove the Module from the Feature. See sample below:

<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
   <Module Name="ModuleWithFile">
      <File Path="ModuleWithFile\SampleFileSource.txt" Url="ModuleWithMissingFile/SampleFileUploaded.txt" />
   </Module>
</Elements>

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":"SPC015303:DeclareFileElementInModule","justification":"Provide reason for suppression here"} -->
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