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Custom field types should not be user creatable

Custom field types should not be user creatable because in this case they are visible in the complete farm which may not be the intention.

CheckId SPC052201
TypeName CustomFieldTypesShouldNotBeUserCreatable
Severity Warning
Type FieldType

Set the property 'UserCreatable' to 'FALSE' in a custom field type. In shared SharePoint environments custom field types should not be user creatable unless cration of fields through the web frontend is required in all site collections where the solution is deployed.

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":"SPC052201:CustomFieldTypesShouldNotBeUserCreatable","justification":"Provide reason for suppression here"} -->
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