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PCF Components in the FieldProject Setup · Rule 3

Project Setup

Rule 3Chapter I

Never hand-edit generated files — regenerate them.

Why this rule exists

ManifestTypes.d.ts and the generated folder are build artifacts. Edits there survive exactly until the next build, then vanish silently — usually taking an hour of someone's debugging with them.

PCF Components in the Field

In practice

If a type is wrong, fix ControlManifest.Input.xml and rebuild. Treat any diff inside generated/ in a pull request as a review blocker.

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