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Consider setting attibute 'AllowDeletion' to FALSE in ListTemplate to prevent deletion by users

Setting the attribute 'AllowDeletion' to FALSE prevents unintended deletion of a ListTemplate by the user or administrator.

CheckId SPC055504
TypeName ConsiderAllowDeletionInListTemplate
Severity Information
Type ListTemplate

Add the attribute 'AllowDeletion' with value FALSE to the ListTemplate.
Good Practice

<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
   <ListTemplate  
      DisplayName="Announcements"  
      AllowDeletion="FALSE"  
      ... >
   </ListTemplate>
</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":"SPC055504:ConsiderAllowDeletionInListTemplate","justification":"Provide reason for suppression here"} -->
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