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Module Element (Module)

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Applies to: SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2013

Specifies files with which to provision SharePoint websites within an element manifest.

Definition

<Module
  HyperlinkBaseUrl = string
  IncludeFolders = "Text"
  List = "Integer"
  Name = "Text"
  Path = "Text"
  RootWebOnly = "TRUE" | "FALSE"
  SetupPath = "Text"
  Url = "Text">
</Module>

Elements and attributes

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute

Description

**HyperlinkBaseUrl**

Optional **string**. Specifies an absolute URL to use as the base URL for hyperlinks.

**IncludeFolders**

 Optional **Text**.

**List**

Optional **Integer**. Specifies the type of list, which is defined within Onet.xml.

**Name**

Required **Text**. Contains the name of the file set. Can only contain the following characters:

  • alphanumeric

  • hyphen (`-`)

  • underscore (`_`)

  • period (`.`)

  • space ( )

**Path**

Optional **Text**. Specifies the physical path to the file set relative to %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\15\TEMPLATE\Features\Feature. Can only contain the following characters:

  • alphanumeric

  • hyphen (`-`)

  • underscore (`_`)

  • period (`.`)

  • space ( )

**RootWebOnly**

Optional **Boolean**. **TRUE** if the files specified in the module are installed only in the top-level website of the site collection.

**SetupPath**

Optional **Text**. Specifies the physical path to a folder in the SharePoint Foundation setup directory %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\15\TEMPLATE) that contains a file to include in the module. Can only contain the following characters:

  • alphanumeric

  • hyphen (`-`)

  • underscore (`_`)

  • period (`.`)

  • space ( )

**Url**

Optional **Text**. Specifies the virtual path of the folder in which to place the files when a site is instantiated. If **Path** is not specified, the value of **Url** is used for the physical path. Use the **Url** attribute to provision a folder through the Feature.

The **Url** attribute cannot contain the following characters:

  • `"`

  • `#`

  • `%`

  • `&`

  • `*`

  • `:`

  • `<`

  • `>`

  • `?`

  • `\`

  • `{`

  • `}`

  • `|`

  • `~`

  • `\x7f`

Child elements

File

Parent elements

Elements

Occurrences

Minimum: 0

Maximum: Unbounded

Remarks

The Module element specifies a file or collection of files and a location where the files are installed during site creation. If the file is a web part page, the module definition can specify which web parts should be included on the page.

Example

For an example of how this element is used, see Modules.

See also