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Derive WebTemplate from an existing Template

A WebTemplate must derive from an existing Template, e.g from a template in TEMPLATE\1033\XML\WEBTEMP.xml.

CheckId SPC017702
TypeName DefineValidParentWebTemplate
Severity Error
Type WebTemplates

The attributes BaseTemplateID, BaseTemplateName and BaseConfigurationID must map to an existing Template. See sample below.
Existing Template from which the WebTemplate is derived (defined in TEMPLATE\1033\XML\WEBTEMP.xml):

<Templates xmlns:ows="Microsoft SharePoint">
...
  <Template Name="BLOG" ID="9">
    <Configuration ID="0" ... />
  </Template>
  ...
</Templates>

Correct corresponding values in WebTemplate:
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
  <WebTemplate
    ...
    BaseTemplateID="9"
    BaseTemplateName="BLOG"  
    BaseConfigurationID="0"  
    Name="BlogIV"  
    ... />
</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":"SPC017702:DefineValidParentWebTemplate","justification":"Provide reason for suppression here"} -->
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