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BCP002
Error
The multi-line comment at this location isn't terminated. Terminate it with the */ character sequence.
BCP003
Error
The string at this location isn't terminated. Terminate the string with a single quote character.
BCP004
Error
The string at this location isn't terminated due to an unexpected new line character.
BCP005
Error
The string at this location isn't terminated. Complete the escape sequence and terminate the string with a single unescaped quote character.
BCP006
Error
The specified escape sequence isn't recognized. Only the following escape sequences are allowed: {ToQuotedString(escapeSequences)}.
BCP007
Error
This declaration type isn't recognized. Specify a metadata, parameter, variable, resource, or output declaration.
BCP008
Error
Expected the "=" token, or a newline at this location.
BCP009
Error
Expected a literal value, an array, an object, a parenthesized expression, or a function call at this location.
BCP010
Error
Expected a valid 64-bit signed integer.
BCP011
Error
The type of the specified value is incorrect. Specify a string, boolean, or integer literal.
BCP012
Error
Expected the "{keyword}" keyword at this location.
BCP013
Error
Expected a parameter identifier at this location.
BCP015
Error
Expected a variable identifier at this location.
BCP016
Error
Expected an output identifier at this location.
BCP017
Error
Expected a resource identifier at this location.
BCP018
Error
Expected the <character> character at this location.
BCP019
Error
Expected a new line character at this location.
BCP020
Error
Expected a function or property name at this location.
BCP021
Error
Expected a numeric literal at this location.
BCP022
Error
Expected a property name at this location.
BCP023
Error
Expected a variable or function name at this location.
BCP024
Error
The identifier exceeds the limit of {LanguageConstants.MaxIdentifierLength}. Reduce the length of the identifier.
BCP025
Error
The property "{property}" is declared multiple times in this object. Remove or rename the duplicate properties.
BCP026
Error
The output expects a value of type "{expectedType}" but the provided value is of type "{actualType}".
BCP028
Error
Identifier "{identifier}" is declared multiple times. Remove or rename the duplicates.
BCP029
Error
The resource type isn't valid. Specify a valid resource type of format "<types>@<apiVersion>".
BCP030
Error
The output type isn't valid. Specify one of the following types: {ToQuotedString(validTypes)}.
BCP031
Error
The parameter type isn't valid. Specify one of the following types: {ToQuotedString(validTypes)}.
BCP032
Error
The value must be a compile-time constant.
BCP033
Error/Warning
Expected a value of type <data-type> but the provided value is of type <data-type>.
BCP034
Error/Warning
The enclosing array expected an item of type "{expectedType}", but the provided item was of type "{actualType}".
BCP035
Error/Warning
The specified <data-type> declaration is missing the following required properties: <property-name>.
BCP036
Error/Warning
The property <property-name> expected a value of type <data-type> but the provided value is of type <data-type>.
BCP037
Error/Warning
The property <property-name> isn't allowed on objects of type <type-definition>.
BCP040
Error/Warning
String interpolation isn't supported for keys on objects of type <type-definition>.
BCP041
Error
Values of type "{valueType}" can't be assigned to a variable.
BCP043
Error
This isn't a valid expression.
BCP044
Error
Can't apply operator "{operatorName}" to operand of type "{type}".
BCP045
Error
Can't apply operator "{operatorName}" to operands of type "{type1}" and "{type2}".{(additionalInfo is null? string.Empty : " " + additionalInfo)}
BCP046
Error
Expected a value of type "{type}".
BCP047
Error
String interpolation is unsupported for specifying the resource type.
BCP048
Error
Can't resolve function overload. For details, see the documentation.
BCP049
Error
The array index must be of type "{LanguageConstants.String}" or "{LanguageConstants.Int}" but the provided index was of type "{wrongType}".
BCP050
Error
The specified path is empty.
BCP051
Error
The specified path begins with "/". Files must be referenced using relative paths.
BCP052
Error/Warning
The type <type-name> doesn't contain property <property-name>.
BCP053
Error/Warning
The type <type-name> doesn't contain property <property-name>. Available properties include <property-names>.
BCP054
Error
The type "{type}" doesn't contain any properties.
BCP055
Error
Can't access properties of type <type-name>. A <type-name> type is required.
BCP056
Error
The reference to name "{name}" is ambiguous because it exists in namespaces {ToQuotedString(namespaces)}. The reference must be fully qualified.
BCP057
Error
The name <name> doesn't exist in the current context.
BCP059
Error
The name "{name}" isn't a function.
BCP060
Error
The "variables" function isn't supported. Directly reference variables by their symbolic names.
BCP061
Error
The "parameters" function isn't supported. Directly reference parameters by their symbolic names.
BCP062
Error
The referenced declaration with name <type-name> isn't valid.
BCP063
Error
The name "{name}" isn't a parameter, variable, resource, or module.
BCP064
Error
Found unexpected tokens in interpolated expression.
BCP065
Error
Function "{functionName}" isn't valid at this location. It can only be used as a parameter default value.
BCP066
Error
Function "{functionName}" isn't valid at this location. It can only be used in resource declarations.
BCP067
Error
Can't call functions on type "{wrongType}". An "{LanguageConstants.Object}" type is required.
BCP068
Error
Expected a resource type string. Specify a valid resource type of format "<types>@<apiVersion>".
BCP069
Error
The function "{function}" isn't supported. Use the "{@operator}" operator instead.
BCP070
Error
Argument of type "{argumentType}" isn't assignable to parameter of type "{parameterType}".
BCP071
Error
Expected {expected}, but got {argumentCount}.
BCP072
Error
This symbol can't be referenced here. Only other parameters can be referenced in parameter default values.
BCP073
Error/Warning
The property <property-name> is read-only. Expressions can't be assigned to read-only properties.
BCP074
Error
Indexing over arrays requires an index of type "{LanguageConstants.Int}" but the provided index was of type "{wrongType}".
BCP075
Error
Indexing over objects requires an index of type "{LanguageConstants.String}" but the provided index was of type "{wrongType}".
BCP076
Error
Can't index over expression of type "{wrongType}". Arrays or objects are required.
BCP077
Error/Warning
The property <property-name> on type <type-name> is write-only. Write-only properties can't be accessed.
BCP078
Error/Warning
The property <property-name> requires a value of type <type-name>, but none was supplied.
BCP079
Error
This expression is referencing its own declaration, which isn't allowed.
BCP080
Error
The expression is involved in a cycle ("{string.Join("" -> "", cycle)}").
BCP081
Warning
Resource type "{resourceTypeReference.FormatName()}" doesn't have types available. Bicep is unable to validate resource properties prior to deployment, but this won't block the resource from being deployed.
BCP082
Error
The name "{name}" doesn't exist in the current context. Did you mean "{suggestedName}"?
BCP083
Error/Warning
The type <type-definition> doesn't contain property <property-name>. Did you mean <property-name>?
BCP084
Error
The symbolic name "{name}" is reserved. Use a different symbolic name. Reserved namespaces are {ToQuotedString(namespaces.OrderBy(ns => ns))}.
BCP085
Error
The specified file path contains one or more invalid path characters. The following aren't permitted: {ToQuotedString(forbiddenChars.OrderBy(x => x).Select(x => x.ToString()))}.
BCP086
Error
The specified file path ends with an invalid character. The following aren't permitted: {ToQuotedString(forbiddenPathTerminatorChars.OrderBy(x => x).Select(x => x.ToString()))}.
BCP087
Error
Array and object literals aren't allowed here.
BCP088
Error/Warning
The property <property-name> expected a value of type <type-name> but the provided value is of type <type-name>. Did you mean <type-name>?
BCP089
Error/Warning
The property <property-name> isn't allowed on objects of type <resource-type>. Did you mean <property-name>?
BCP090
Error
This module declaration is missing a file path reference.
BCP091
Error
An error occurred reading file. {failureMessage}
BCP092
Error
String interpolation isn't supported in file paths.
BCP093
Error
File path "{filePath}" couldn't be resolved relative to "{parentPath}".
BCP094
Error
This module references itself, which isn't allowed.
BCP095
Error
The file is involved in a cycle ("{string.Join("" -> "", cycle)}").
BCP096
Error
Expected a module identifier at this location.
BCP097
Error
Expected a module path string. This should be a relative path to another Bicep file, e.g. 'myModule.bicep' or '../parent/myModule.bicep'
BCP098
Error
The specified file path contains a "" character. Use "/" instead as the directory separator character.
BCP099
Error
The "{LanguageConstants.ParameterAllowedPropertyName}" array must contain one or more items.
BCP100
Error
The function "if" isn't supported. Use the "?:" (ternary conditional) operator instead, e.g. condition ? ValueIfTrue : ValueIfFalse
BCP101
Error
The "createArray" function isn't supported. Construct an array literal using [].
BCP102
Error
The "createObject" function isn't supported. Construct an object literal using {}.
BCP103
Error
The following token isn't recognized: "{token}". Strings are defined using single quotes in Bicep.
BCP104
Error
The referenced module has errors.
BCP105
Error
Unable to load file from URI "{fileUri}".
BCP106
Error
Expected a new line character at this location. Commas aren't used as separator delimiters.
BCP107
Error
The function "{name}" doesn't exist in namespace "{namespaceType.Name}".
BCP108
Error
The function "{name}" doesn't exist in namespace "{namespaceType.Name}". Did you mean "{suggestedName}"?
BCP109
Error
The type "{type}" doesn't contain function "{name}".
BCP110
Error
The type "{type}" doesn't contain function "{name}". Did you mean "{suggestedName}"?
BCP111
Error
The specified file path contains invalid control code characters.
BCP112
Error
The "{LanguageConstants.TargetScopeKeyword}" can't be declared multiple times in one file.
BCP113
Warning
Unsupported scope for module deployment in a "{LanguageConstants.TargetScopeTypeTenant}" target scope. Omit this property to inherit the current scope, or specify a valid scope. Permissible scopes include tenant: tenant(), named management group: managementGroup(<name>), named subscription: subscription(<subId>), or named resource group in a named subscription: resourceGroup(<subId>, <name>).
BCP114
Warning
Unsupported scope for module deployment in a "{LanguageConstants.TargetScopeTypeManagementGroup}" target scope. Omit this property to inherit the current scope, or specify a valid scope. Permissible scopes include current management group: managementGroup(), named management group: managementGroup(<name>), named subscription: subscription(<subId>), tenant: tenant(), or named resource group in a named subscription: resourceGroup(<subId>, <name>).
BCP115
Warning
Unsupported scope for module deployment in a "{LanguageConstants.TargetScopeTypeSubscription}" target scope. Omit this property to inherit the current scope, or specify a valid scope. Permissible scopes include current subscription: subscription(), named subscription: subscription(<subId>), named resource group in same subscription: resourceGroup(<name>), named resource group in different subscription: resourceGroup(<subId>, <name>), or tenant: tenant().
BCP116
Warning
Unsupported scope for module deployment in a "{LanguageConstants.TargetScopeTypeResourceGroup}" target scope. Omit this property to inherit the current scope, or specify a valid scope. Permissible scopes include current resource group: resourceGroup(), named resource group in same subscription: resourceGroup(<name>), named resource group in a different subscription: resourceGroup(<subId>, <name>), current subscription: subscription(), named subscription: subscription(<subId>) or tenant: tenant().
BCP117
Error
An empty indexer isn't allowed. Specify a valid expression.
BCP118
Error
Expected the "{" character, the "[" character, or the "if" keyword at this location.
BCP119
Warning
Unsupported scope for extension resource deployment. Expected a resource reference.
BCP120
Error
This expression is being used in an assignment to the "{propertyName}" property of the "{objectTypeName}" type, which requires a value that can be calculated at the start of the deployment.
BCP121
Error
Resources: {ToQuotedString(resourceNames)} are defined with this same name in a file. Rename them or split into different modules.
BCP122
Error
Modules: {ToQuotedString(moduleNames)} are defined with this same name and this same scope in a file. Rename them or split into different modules.
BCP123
Error
Expected a namespace or decorator name at this location.
BCP124
Error
The decorator "{decoratorName}" can only be attached to targets of type "{attachableType}", but the target has type "{targetType}".
BCP125
Error
Function "{functionName}" can't be used as a parameter decorator.
BCP126
Error
Function "{functionName}" can't be used as a variable decorator.
BCP127
Error
Function "{functionName}" can't be used as a resource decorator.
BCP128
Error
Function "{functionName}" can't be used as a module decorator.
BCP129
Error
Function "{functionName}" can't be used as an output decorator.
BCP130
Error
Decorators aren't allowed here.
BCP132
Error
Expected a declaration after the decorator.
BCP133
Error
The unicode escape sequence isn't valid. Valid unicode escape sequences range from \u{0} to \u{10FFFF}.
BCP134
Warning
Scope {ToQuotedString(LanguageConstants.GetResourceScopeDescriptions(suppliedScope))} isn't valid for this module. Permitted scopes: {ToQuotedString(LanguageConstants.GetResourceScopeDescriptions(supportedScopes))}.
BCP135
Warning
Scope {ToQuotedString(LanguageConstants.GetResourceScopeDescriptions(suppliedScope))} isn't valid for this resource type. Permitted scopes: {ToQuotedString(LanguageConstants.GetResourceScopeDescriptions(supportedScopes))}.
BCP136
Error
Expected a loop item variable identifier at this location.
BCP137
Error
Loop expected an expression of type "{LanguageConstants.Array}" but the provided value is of type "{actualType}".
BCP138
Error
For-expressions aren't supported in this context. For-expressions may be used as values of resource, module, variable, and output declarations, or values of resource and module properties.
BCP139
Warning
A resource's scope must match the scope of the Bicep file for it to be deployable. You must use modules to deploy resources to a different scope.
BCP140
Error
The multi-line string at this location isn't terminated. Terminate it with "'''.
BCP141
Error
The expression can't be used as a decorator as it isn't callable.
BCP142
Error
Property value for-expressions can't be nested.
BCP143
Error
For-expressions can't be used with properties whose names are also expressions.
BCP144
Error
Directly referencing a resource or module collection isn't currently supported here. Apply an array indexer to the expression.
BCP145
Error
Output "{identifier}" is declared multiple times. Remove or rename the duplicates.
BCP147
Error
Expected a parameter declaration after the decorator.
BCP148
Error
Expected a variable declaration after the decorator.
BCP149
Error
Expected a resource declaration after the decorator.
BCP150
Error
Expected a module declaration after the decorator.
BCP151
Error
Expected an output declaration after the decorator.
BCP152
Error
Function "{functionName}" can't be used as a decorator.
BCP153
Error
Expected a resource or module declaration after the decorator.
BCP154
Error
Expected a batch size of at least {limit} but the specified value was "{value}".
BCP155
Error
The decorator "{decoratorName}" can only be attached to resource or module collections.
BCP156
Error
The resource type segment "{typeSegment}" is invalid. Nested resources must specify a single type segment, and optionally can specify an API version using the format "<type>@<apiVersion>".
BCP157
Error
The resource type can't be determined due to an error in the containing resource.
BCP158
Error
Can't access nested resources of type "{wrongType}". A resource type is required.
BCP159
Error
The resource "{resourceName}" doesn't contain a nested resource named "{identifierName}". Known nested resources are: {ToQuotedString(nestedResourceNames)}.
BCP160
Error
A nested resource can't appear inside of a resource with a for-expression.
BCP162
Error
Expected a loop item variable identifier or "(" at this location.
BCP164
Error
A child resource's scope is computed based on the scope of its ancestor resource. This means that using the "scope" property on a child resource is unsupported.
BCP165
Error
A resource's computed scope must match that of the Bicep file for it to be deployable. This resource's scope is computed from the "scope" property value assigned to ancestor resource "{ancestorIdentifier}". You must use modules to deploy resources to a different scope.
BCP166
Error
Duplicate "{decoratorName}" decorator.
BCP167
Error
Expected the "{" character or the "if" keyword at this location.
BCP168
Error
Length must not be a negative value.
BCP169
Error
Expected resource name to contain {expectedSlashCount} "/" character(s). The number of name segments must match the number of segments in the resource type.
BCP170
Error
Expected resource name to not contain any "/" characters. Child resources with a parent resource reference (via the parent property or via nesting) must not contain a fully-qualified name.
BCP171
Error
Resource type "{resourceType}" isn't a valid child resource of parent "{parentResourceType}".
BCP172
Error
The resource type can't be validated due to an error in parent resource "{resourceName}".
BCP173
Error
The property "{property}" can't be used in an existing resource declaration.
BCP174
Warning
Type validation isn't available for resource types declared containing a "/providers/" segment. Instead use the "scope" property.
BCP176
Error
Values of the "any" type aren't allowed here.
BCP177
Error
This expression is being used in the if-condition expression, which requires a value that can be calculated at the start of the deployment.{variableDependencyChainClause}{accessiblePropertiesClause}
BCP178
Error
This expression is being used in the for-expression, which requires a value that can be calculated at the start of the deployment.{variableDependencyChainClause}{accessiblePropertiesClause}
BCP179
Warning
Unique resource or deployment name is required when looping. The loop item variable "{itemVariableName}" or the index variable "{indexVariableName}" must be referenced in at least one of the value expressions of the following properties in the loop body: {ToQuotedString(expectedVariantProperties)}
BCP180
Error
Function "{functionName}" isn't valid at this location. It can only be used when directly assigning to a module parameter with a secure decorator.
BCP181
Error
This expression is being used in an argument of the function "{functionName}", which requires a value that can be calculated at the start of the deployment.{variableDependencyChainClause}{accessiblePropertiesClause}
BCP182
Error
This expression is being used in the for-body of the variable "{variableName}", which requires values that can be calculated at the start of the deployment.{variableDependencyChainClause}{violatingPropertyNameClause}{accessiblePropertiesClause}
BCP183
Error
The value of the module "params" property must be an object literal.
BCP184
Error
File '{filePath}' exceeded maximum size of {maxSize} {unit}.
BCP185
Warning
Encoding mismatch. File was loaded with '{detectedEncoding}' encoding.
BCP186
Error
Unable to parse literal JSON value. Ensure that it's well-formed.
BCP187
Warning
The property "{property}" doesn't exist in the resource or type definition, although it might still be valid.{TypeInaccuracyClause}
BCP188
Error
The referenced ARM template has errors. See
https://aka.ms/arm-template
for information on how to diagnose and fix the template.
BCP189
Error
(allowedSchemes.Contains(ArtifactReferenceSchemes.Local, StringComparer.Ordinal), allowedSchemes.Any(scheme => !string.Equals(scheme, ArtifactReferenceSchemes.Local, StringComparison.Ordinal))) switch { (false, false) => "Module references aren't supported in this context.", (false, true) => $"The specified module reference scheme "{badScheme}" isn't recognized. Specify a module reference using one of the following schemes: {FormatSchemes()}", (true, false) => $"The specified module reference scheme "{badScheme}" isn't recognized. Specify a path to a local module file.", (true, true) => $"The specified module reference scheme "{badScheme}" isn't recognized. Specify a path to a local module file or a module reference using one of the following schemes: {FormatSchemes()}"}
BCP190
Error
The artifact with reference "{artifactRef}" hasn't been restored.
BCP191
Error
Unable to restore the artifact with reference "{artifactRef}".
BCP192
Error
Unable to restore the artifact with reference <reference>: <error-message>.
BCP193
Error
{BuildInvalidOciArtifactReferenceClause(aliasName, badRef)} Specify a reference in the format of "{ArtifactReferenceSchemes.Oci}:<artifact-uri>:<tag>", or "{ArtifactReferenceSchemes.Oci}/<module-alias>:<module-name-or-path>:<tag>".
BCP194
Error
{BuildInvalidTemplateSpecReferenceClause(aliasName, badRef)} Specify a reference in the format of "{ArtifactReferenceSchemes.TemplateSpecs}:<subscription-ID>/<resource-group-name>/<template-spec-name>:<version>", or "{ArtifactReferenceSchemes.TemplateSpecs}/<module-alias>:<template-spec-name>:<version>".
BCP195
Error
{BuildInvalidOciArtifactReferenceClause(aliasName, badRef)} The artifact path segment "{badSegment}" isn't valid. Each artifact name path segment must be a lowercase alphanumeric string optionally separated by a ".", "_", or "-"."
BCP196
Error
The module tag or digest is missing.
BCP197
Error
The tag "{badTag}" exceeds the maximum length of {maxLength} characters.
BCP198
Error
The tag "{badTag}" isn't valid. Valid characters are alphanumeric, ".", "
", or "-" but the tag can't begin with ".", "
", or "-".
BCP199
Error
Module path "{badRepository}" exceeds the maximum length of {maxLength} characters.
BCP200
Error
The registry "{badRegistry}" exceeds the maximum length of {maxLength} characters.
BCP201
Error
Expected a provider specification string of with a valid format at this location. Valid formats are "br:<providerRegistryHost>/<providerRepositoryPath>@<providerVersion>" or "br/<providerAlias>:<providerName>@<providerVersion>".
BCP202
Error
Expected a provider alias name at this location.
BCP203
Error
Using provider statements requires enabling EXPERIMENTAL feature "Extensibility".
BCP204
Error
Provider namespace "{identifier}" isn't recognized.
BCP205
Error
Provider namespace "{identifier}" doesn't support configuration.
BCP206
Error
Provider namespace "{identifier}" requires configuration, but none was provided.
BCP207
Error
Namespace "{identifier}" is declared multiple times. Remove the duplicates.
BCP208
Error
The specified namespace "{badNamespace}" isn't recognized. Specify a resource reference using one of the following namespaces: {ToQuotedString(allowedNamespaces)}.
BCP209
Error
Failed to find resource type "{resourceType}" in namespace "{@namespace}".
BCP210
Error
Resource type belonging to namespace "{childNamespace}" can't have a parent resource type belonging to different namespace "{parentNamespace}".
BCP211
Error
The module alias name "{aliasName}" is invalid. Valid characters are alphanumeric, "_", or "-".
BCP212
Error
The Template Spec module alias name "{aliasName}" doesn't exist in the {BuildBicepConfigurationClause(configFileUri)}.
BCP213
Error
The OCI artifact module alias name "{aliasName}" doesn't exist in the {BuildBicepConfigurationClause(configFileUri)}.
BCP214
Error
The Template Spec module alias "{aliasName}" in the {BuildBicepConfigurationClause(configFileUri)} is invalid. The "subscription" property can't be null or undefined.
BCP215
Error
The Template Spec module alias "{aliasName}" in the {BuildBicepConfigurationClause(configFileUri)} is invalid. The "resourceGroup" property can't be null or undefined.
BCP216
Error
The OCI artifact module alias "{aliasName}" in the {BuildBicepConfigurationClause(configFileUri)} is invalid. The "registry" property can't be null or undefined.
BCP217
Error
{BuildInvalidTemplateSpecReferenceClause(aliasName, referenceValue)} The subscription ID "{subscriptionId}" isn't a GUID.
BCP218
Error
{BuildInvalidTemplateSpecReferenceClause(aliasName, referenceValue)} The resource group name "{resourceGroupName}" exceeds the maximum length of {maximumLength} characters.
BCP219
Error
{BuildInvalidTemplateSpecReferenceClause(aliasName, referenceValue)} The resource group name "{resourceGroupName}" is invalid. Valid characters are alphanumeric, unicode characters, ".", "_", "-", "(", or ")", but the resource group name can't end with ".".
BCP220
Error
{BuildInvalidTemplateSpecReferenceClause(aliasName, referenceValue)} The Template Spec name "{templateSpecName}" exceeds the maximum length of {maximumLength} characters.
BCP221
Error
{BuildInvalidTemplateSpecReferenceClause(aliasName, referenceValue)} The Template Spec name "{templateSpecName}" is invalid. Valid characters are alphanumeric, ".", "_", "-", "(", or ")", but the Template Spec name can't end with ".".
BCP222
Error
{BuildInvalidTemplateSpecReferenceClause(aliasName, referenceValue)} The Template Spec version "{templateSpecVersion}" exceeds the maximum length of {maximumLength} characters.
BCP223
Error
{BuildInvalidTemplateSpecReferenceClause(aliasName, referenceValue)} The Template Spec version "{templateSpecVersion}" is invalid. Valid characters are alphanumeric, ".", "_", "-", "(", or ")", but the Template Spec version can't end with ".".
BCP224
Error
{BuildInvalidOciArtifactReferenceClause(aliasName, badRef)} The digest "{badDigest}" isn't valid. The valid format is a string "sha256:" followed by exactly 64 lowercase hexadecimal digits.
BCP225
Warning
The discriminator property "{propertyName}" value can't be determined at compilation time. Type checking for this object is disabled.
BCP226
Error
Expected at least one diagnostic code at this location. Valid format is "#disable-next-line diagnosticCode1 diagnosticCode2 ...".
BCP227
Error
The type "{resourceType}" can't be used as a parameter or output type. Extensibility types are currently not supported as parameters or outputs.
BCP229
Error
The parameter "{parameterName}" can't be used as a resource scope or parent. Resources passed as parameters can't be used as a scope or parent of a resource.
BCP230
Warning
The referenced module uses resource type "{resourceTypeReference.FormatName()}" which doesn't have types available. Bicep is unable to validate resource properties prior to deployment, but this won't block the resource from being deployed.
BCP231
Error
Using resource-typed parameters and outputs requires enabling EXPERIMENTAL feature "{nameof(ExperimentalFeaturesEnabled.ResourceTypedParamsAndOutputs)}".
BCP232
Error
Unable to delete the module with reference "{moduleRef}" from cache.
BCP233
Error
Unable to delete the module with reference "{moduleRef}" from cache: {message}
BCP234
Warning
The ARM function "{armFunctionName}" failed when invoked on the value [{literalValue}]: {message}
BCP235
Error
Specified JSONPath doesn't exist in the given file or is invalid.
BCP236
Error
Expected a new line or comma character at this location.
BCP237
Error
Expected a comma character at this location.
BCP238
Error
Unexpected new line character after a comma.
BCP239
Error
Identifier "{name}" is a reserved Bicep symbol name and can't be used in this context.
BCP240
Error
The "parent" property only permits direct references to resources. Expressions aren't supported.
BCP241
Warning
The "{functionName}" function is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of Bicep. Add a comment to https://github.com/Azure/bicep/issues/2017 if you believe this will impact your workflow.
BCP242
Error
Lambda functions may only be specified directly as function arguments.
BCP243
Error
Parentheses must contain exactly one expression.
BCP244
Error
{minArgCount == maxArgCount ? $"Expected lambda expression of type "{lambdaType}" with {minArgCount} arguments but received {actualArgCount} arguments." : $"Expected lambda expression of type "{lambdaType}" with between {minArgCount} and {maxArgCount} arguments but received {actualArgCount} arguments."}
BCP245
Warning
Resource type "{resourceTypeReference.FormatName()}" can only be used with the 'existing' keyword.
BCP246
Warning
Resource type "{resourceTypeReference.FormatName()}" can only be used with the 'existing' keyword at the requested scope. Permitted scopes for deployment: {ToQuotedString(LanguageConstants.GetResourceScopeDescriptions(writableScopes))}.
BCP247
Error
Using lambda variables inside resource or module array access isn't currently supported. Found the following lambda variable(s) being accessed: {ToQuotedString(variableNames)}.
BCP248
Error
Using lambda variables inside the "{functionName}" function isn't currently supported. Found the following lambda variable(s) being accessed: {ToQuotedString(variableNames)}.
BCP249
Error
Expected loop variable block to consist of exactly 2 elements (item variable and index variable), but found {actualCount}.
BCP250
Error
Parameter "{identifier}" is assigned multiple times. Remove or rename the duplicates.
BCP256
Error
The using declaration is missing a Bicep template file path reference.
BCP257
Error
Expected a Bicep file path string. This should be a relative path to another Bicep file, e.g. 'myModule.bicep' or '../parent/myModule.bicep'
BCP258
Warning
The following parameters are declared in the Bicep file but are missing an assignment in the params file: {ToQuotedString(identifiers)}.
BCP259
Error
The parameter "{identifier}" is assigned in the params file without being declared in the Bicep file.
BCP260
Error
The parameter "{identifier}" expects a value of type "{expectedType}" but the provided value is of type "{actualType}".
BCP261
Error
A using declaration must be present in this parameters file.
BCP262
Error
More than one using declaration is present.
BCP263
Error
The file specified in the using declaration path doesn't exist.
BCP264
Error
Resource type "{resourceTypeName}" is declared in multiple imported namespaces ({ToQuotedStringWithCaseInsensitiveOrdering(namespaces)}), and must be fully-qualified.
BCP265
Error
The name "{name}" isn't a function. Did you mean "{knownFunctionNamespace}.{knownFunctionName}"?
BCP266
Error
Expected a metadata identifier at this location.
BCP267
Error
Expected a metadata declaration after the decorator.
BCP268
Error
Invalid identifier: "{name}". Metadata identifiers starting with '_' are reserved. Use a different identifier.
BCP269
Error
Function "{functionName}" can't be used as a metadata decorator.
BCP271
Error
Failed to parse the contents of the Bicep configuration file "{configurationPath}" as valid JSON: {parsingErrorMessage.TrimEnd('.')}.
BCP272
Error
Couldn't load the Bicep configuration file "{configurationPath}": {loadErrorMessage.TrimEnd('.')}.
BCP273
Error
Failed to parse the contents of the Bicep configuration file "{configurationPath}" as valid JSON: {parsingErrorMessage.TrimEnd('.')}.
BCP274
Warning
Error scanning "{directoryPath}" for Bicep configuration: {scanErrorMessage.TrimEnd('.')}.
BCP275
Error
Unable to open file at path "{directoryPath}". Found a directory instead.
BCP276
Error
A using declaration can only reference a Bicep file.
BCP277
Error
A module declaration can only reference a Bicep file, an ARM template, a registry reference, or a template spec reference.
BCP278
Error
This parameters file references itself, which isn't allowed.
BCP279
Error
Expected a type at this location. Specify a valid type expression or one of the following types: {ToQuotedString(LanguageConstants.DeclarationTypes.Keys)}.
BCP285
Error
The type expression couldn't be reduced to a literal value.
BCP286
Error
This union member is invalid because it can't be assigned to the '{keystoneType}' type.
BCP287
Error
'{symbolName}' refers to a value but is being used as a type here.
BCP288
Error
<name> refers to a type but is being used as a value here.
BCP289
Error
The type definition isn't valid.
BCP290
Error
Expected a parameter or type declaration after the decorator.
BCP291
Error
Expected a parameter or output declaration after the decorator.
BCP292
Error
Expected a parameter, output, or type declaration after the decorator.
BCP293
Error
All members of a union type declaration must be literal values.
BCP294
Error
Type unions must be reducible to a single ARM type (such as 'string', 'int', or 'bool').
BCP295
Error
The '{decoratorName}' decorator may not be used on targets of a union or literal type. The allowed values for this parameter or type definition will be derived from the union or literal type automatically.
BCP296
Error
Property names on types must be compile-time constant values.
BCP297
Error
Function "{functionName}" can't be used as a type decorator.
BCP298
Error
This type definition includes itself as a required component, which creates a constraint that can't be fulfilled.
BCP299
Error
This type definition includes itself as a required component via a cycle ("{string.Join("" -> "", cycle)}").
BCP300
Error
Expected a type literal at this location. Specify a concrete value or a reference to a literal type.
BCP301
Error
The type name "{reservedName}" is reserved and may not be attached to a user-defined type.
BCP302
Error
The name <type-name> isn't a valid type. Specify one of the following types: <type-names>.
BCP303
Error
String interpolation is unsupported for specifying the provider.
BCP304
Error
Invalid provider specifier string. Specify a valid provider of format "<providerName>@<providerVersion>".
BCP305
Error
Expected the "with" keyword, "as" keyword, or a new line character at this location.
BCP306
Error
The name "{name}" refers to a namespace, not to a type.
BCP307
Error
The expression can't be evaluated, because the identifier properties of the referenced existing resource including {ToQuotedString(runtimePropertyNames.OrderBy(x => x))} can't be calculated at the start of the deployment. In this situation, {accessiblePropertyNamesClause}{accessibleFunctionNamesClause}.
BCP308
Error
The decorator "{decoratorName}" may not be used on statements whose declared type is a reference to a user-defined type.
BCP309
Error
Values of type "{flattenInputType.Name}" can't be flattened because "{incompatibleType.Name}" isn't an array type.
BCP311
Error
The provided index value of "{indexSought}" isn't valid for type "{typeName}". Indexes for this type must be between 0 and {tupleLength - 1}.
BCP315
Error
An object type may have at most one additional properties declaration.
BCP316
Error
The "{LanguageConstants.ParameterSealedPropertyName}" decorator may not be used on object types with an explicit additional properties type declaration.
BCP317
Error
Expected an identifier, a string, or an asterisk at this location.
BCP318
Warning
The value of type "{possiblyNullType}" may be null at the start of the deployment, which would cause this access expression (and the overall deployment with it) to fail. If you don't know whether the value will be null and the template would handle a null value for the overall expression, use a
.?
(safe dereference) operator to short-circuit the access expression if the base expression's value is null: {accessExpression.AsSafeAccess().ToString()}. If you know the value won't be null, use a non-null assertion operator to inform the compiler that the value won't be null: {SyntaxFactory.AsNonNullable(expression).ToString()}.
BCP319
Error
The type at "{errorSource}" couldn't be resolved by the ARM JSON template engine. Original error message: "{message}"
BCP320
Error
The properties of module output resources can't be accessed directly. To use the properties of this resource, pass it as a resource-typed parameter to another module and access the parameter's properties therein.
BCP321
Warning
Expected a value of type "{expectedType}" but the provided value is of type "{actualType}". If you know the value won't be null, use a non-null assertion operator to inform the compiler that the value won't be null: {SyntaxFactory.AsNonNullable(expression).ToString()}.
BCP322
Error
The
.?
(safe dereference) operator may not be used on instance function invocations.
BCP323
Error
The
[?]
(safe dereference) operator may not be used on resource or module collections.
BCP325
Error
Expected a type identifier at this location.
BCP326
Error
Nullable-typed parameters may not be assigned default values. They have an implicit default of 'null' that can't be overridden.
BCP327
Error/Warning
The provided value (which will always be greater than or equal to <value>) is too large to assign to a target for which the maximum allowable value is <max-value>.
BCP328
Error/Warning
The provided value (which will always be less than or equal to <value>) is too small to assign to a target for which the minimum allowable value is <max-value>.
BCP329
Warning
The provided value can be as small as {sourceMin} and may be too small to assign to a target with a configured minimum of {targetMin}.
BCP330
Warning
The provided value can be as large as {sourceMax} and may be too large to assign to a target with a configured maximum of {targetMax}.
BCP331
Error
A type's "{minDecoratorName}" must be less than or equal to its "{maxDecoratorName}", but a minimum of {minValue} and a maximum of {maxValue} were specified.
BCP332
Error/Warning
The provided value (whose length will always be greater than or equal to <string-length>) is too long to assign to a target for which the maximum allowable length is <max-length>.
BCP333
Error/Warning
The provided value (whose length will always be less than or equal to <string-length>) is too short to assign to a target for which the minimum allowable length is <min-length>.
BCP334
Warning
The provided value can have a length as small as {sourceMinLength} and may be too short to assign to a target with a configured minimum length of {targetMinLength}.
BCP335
Warning
The provided value can have a length as large as {sourceMaxLength} and may be too long to assign to a target with a configured maximum length of {targetMaxLength}.
BCP337
Error
This declaration type isn't valid for a Bicep Parameters file. Specify a "{LanguageConstants.UsingKeyword}", "{LanguageConstants.ParameterKeyword}" or "{LanguageConstants.VariableKeyword}" declaration.
BCP338
Error
Failed to evaluate parameter <parameter-name>: <error-message>`
BCP339
Error
The provided array index value of "{indexSought}" isn't valid. Array index should be greater than or equal to 0.
BCP340
Error
Unable to parse literal YAML value. Ensure that it's well-formed.
BCP341
Error
This expression is being used inside a function declaration, which requires a value that can be calculated at the start of the deployment. {variableDependencyChainClause}{accessiblePropertiesClause}
BCP342
Error
User-defined types aren't supported in user-defined function parameters or outputs.
BCP344
Error
Expected an assert identifier at this location.
BCP345
Error
A test declaration can only reference a Bicep File
BCP346
Error
Expected a test identifier at this location.
BCP347
Error
Expected a test path string at this location.
BCP348
Error
Using a test declaration statement requires enabling EXPERIMENTAL feature "{nameof(ExperimentalFeaturesEnabled.TestFramework)}".
BCP349
Error
Using an assert declaration requires enabling EXPERIMENTAL feature "{nameof(ExperimentalFeaturesEnabled.Assertions)}".
BCP350
Error
Value of type "{valueType}" can't be assigned to an assert. Asserts can take values of type 'bool' only.
BCP351
Error
Function "{functionName}" isn't valid at this location. It can only be used when directly assigning to a parameter.
BCP352
Error
Failed to evaluate variable "{name}": {message}
BCP353
Error
The {itemTypePluralName} {ToQuotedString(itemNames)} differ only in casing. The ARM deployments engine isn't case sensitive and won't be able to distinguish between them.
BCP354
Error
Expected left brace ('{') or asterisk ('*') character at this location.
BCP355
Error
Expected the name of an exported symbol at this location.
BCP356
Error
Expected a valid namespace identifier at this location.
BCP358
Error
This declaration is missing a template file path reference.
BCP360
Error
The '{symbolName}' symbol wasn't found in (or wasn't exported by) the imported template.
BCP361
Error
The "@export()" decorator must target a top-level statement.
BCP362
Error
This symbol is imported multiple times under the names {string.Join(", ", importedAs.Select(identifier => $"'{identifier}'"))}.
BCP363
Error
The "{LanguageConstants.TypeDiscriminatorDecoratorName}" decorator can only be applied to object-only union types with unique member types.
BCP364
Error
The property "{discriminatorPropertyName}" must be a required string literal on all union member types.
BCP365
Error
The value "{discriminatorPropertyValue}" for discriminator property "{discriminatorPropertyName}" is duplicated across multiple union member types. The value must be unique across all union member types.
BCP366
Error
The discriminator property name must be "{acceptablePropertyName}" on all union member types.
BCP367
Error
The "{featureName}" feature is temporarily disabled.
BCP368
Error
The value of the "{targetName}" parameter can't be known until the template deployment has started because it uses a reference to a secret value in Azure Key Vault. Expressions that refer to the "{targetName}" parameter may be used in {LanguageConstants.LanguageFileExtension} files but not in {LanguageConstants.ParamsFileExtension} files.
BCP369
Error
The value of the "{targetName}" parameter can't be known until the template deployment has started because it uses the default value defined in the template. Expressions that refer to the "{targetName}" parameter may be used in {LanguageConstants.LanguageFileExtension} files but not in {LanguageConstants.ParamsFileExtension} files.
BCP372
Error
The "@export()" decorator may not be applied to variables that refer to parameters, modules, or resource, either directly or indirectly. The target of this decorator contains direct or transitive references to the following unexportable symbols: {ToQuotedString(nonExportableSymbols)}.
BCP373
Error
Unable to import the symbol named "{name}": {message}
BCP374
Error
The imported model can't be loaded with a wildcard because it contains the following duplicated exports: {ToQuotedString(ambiguousExportNames)}.
BCP375
Error
An import list item that identifies its target with a quoted string must include an 'as <alias>' clause.
BCP376
Error
The "{name}" symbol can't be imported because imports of kind {exportMetadataKind} aren't supported in files of kind {sourceFileKind}.
BCP377
Error
The provider alias name "{aliasName}" is invalid. Valid characters are alphanumeric, "_", or "-".
BCP378
Error
The OCI artifact provider alias "{aliasName}" in the {BuildBicepConfigurationClause(configFileUri)} is invalid. The "registry" property can't be null or undefined.
BCP379
Error
The OCI artifact provider alias name "{aliasName}" doesn't exist in the {BuildBicepConfigurationClause(configFileUri)}.
BCP380
Error
Artifacts of type: "{artifactType}" aren't supported.
BCP381
Warning
Declaring provider namespaces with the "import" keyword has been deprecated. Use the "provider" keyword instead.
BCP383
Error
The "{typeName}" type isn't parameterizable.
BCP384
Error
The "{typeName}" type requires {requiredArgumentCount} argument(s).
BCP385
Error
Using resource-derived types requires enabling EXPERIMENTAL feature "{nameof(ExperimentalFeaturesEnabled.ResourceDerivedTypes)}".
BCP386
Error
The decorator "{decoratorName}" may not be used on statements whose declared type is a reference to a resource-derived type.
BCP387
Error
Indexing into a type requires an integer greater than or equal to 0.
BCP388
Error
Can't access elements of type "{wrongType}" by index. A tuple type is required.
BCP389
Error
The type "{wrongType}" doesn't declare an additional properties type.
BCP390
Error
The array item type access operator ('[*]') can only be used with typed arrays.
BCP391
Error
Type member access is only supported on a reference to a named type.
BCP392
Warning
The supplied resource type identifier "{resourceTypeIdentifier}" wasn't recognized as a valid resource type name.
BCP393
Warning
The type pointer segment "{unrecognizedSegment}" wasn't recognized. Supported pointer segments are: "properties", "items", "prefixItems", and "additionalProperties".
BCP394
Error
Resource-derived type expressions must dereference a property within the resource body. Using the entire resource body type isn't permitted.
BCP395
Error
Declaring provider namespaces using the '<providerName>@<version>' expression has been deprecated. Use an identifier instead.
BCP396
Error
The referenced provider types artifact has been published with malformed content.
BCP397
Error
Provider {name} is incorrectly configured in the {BuildBicepConfigurationClause(configFileUri)}. It's referenced in the "{RootConfiguration.ImplicitProvidersConfigurationKey}" section, but is missing corresponding configuration in the "{RootConfiguration.ProvidersConfigurationKey}" section.
BCP398
Error
Provider {name} is incorrectly configured in the {BuildBicepConfigurationClause(configFileUri)}. It's configured as built-in in the "{RootConfiguration.ProvidersConfigurationKey}" section, but no built-in provider exists.
BCP399
Error
Fetching az types from the registry requires enabling EXPERIMENTAL feature "{nameof(ExperimentalFeaturesEnabled.DynamicTypeLoading)}".
BCP400
Error
Fetching types from the registry requires enabling EXPERIMENTAL feature "{nameof(ExperimentalFeaturesEnabled.ProviderRegistry)}".
BCP401
Error
The spread operator "..." isn't permitted in this location.
BCP402
Error
The spread operator "{spread.Ellipsis.Text}" can only be used in this context for an expression assignable to type "{requiredType}".
BCP403
Error/Warning
The enclosing array expects elements of type "{expectedType}", but the array being spread contains elements of incompatible type "{actualType}".
BCP404
Error
The "{LanguageConstants.ExtendsKeyword}" declaration is missing a bicepparam file path reference.
BCP405
Error
More than one "{LanguageConstants.ExtendsKeyword}" declaration are present.
BCP406
Error
The "{LanguageConstants.ExtendsKeyword}" keyword isn't supported.
Next steps
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Bicep overview
.