# BCPFR1 - Cross-Referencing Modules

Module Specification for the Azure Verified Modules (AVM) program

ID: BCPFR1 - Category: Composition - Cross-Referencing Modules Module owners MAY cross-references other modules to build either Resource or Pattern modules.
However, they MUST be referenced only by a public registry reference to a pinned version e.g. br/public:avm/[res|ptn|utl]/<publishedModuleName>:>version<. They MUST NOT use local parent path references to a module e.g. ../../xxx/yyy.bicep.
The only exception to this rule are child modules as documented in BCPFR6.
Modules MUST NOT contain references to non-AVM modules.


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Last Modified: 0001-01-01