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Do not add ActivationDependency to hidden Feature

Features with ActivationDependency cannot be hidden.

CheckId SPC017411
TypeName DoNotAddActivationDependencyToHiddenFeature
Severity CriticalError
Type FeatureActivationDependency

Change the attribute 'Hidden' to 'False' in each Feature with an ActivationDependency. MSDN: 'You can target an activation dependency against hidden or visible Features, but hidden Features cannot have activation dependencies. The Hidden attribute on the Feature element determines whether the Feature is displayed in the user interface.'

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":"SPC017411:DoNotAddActivationDependencyToHiddenFeature","justification":"Provide reason for suppression here"} -->
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