Rule Definition
The OptionalFieldAttribute attribute has no effect on serialization; a field marked with the attribute is serialized. However, the field is ignored on de-serialization and retains the default value associated with its type. De-serialization event handlers should be declared to set the field during the de-serialization process

Remediation
Add [OnDeserialized] OR [OnDeserializing] event handlers to the type

Violation Code Sample

namespace UsageLibrary
{
   [SerializableAttribute]
   public class SerializationEventHandlers
   {
      [OptionalFieldAttribute(VersionAdded = 2)]
      int optionalField = 5;
}  }

Fixed Code Sample

namespace UsageLibrary
{
   [SerializableAttribute]
   public class SerializationEventHandlers
   {
      [OptionalFieldAttribute(VersionAdded = 2)]
      int optionalField = 5;

      [OnDeserializingAttribute]
      void OnDeserializing(StreamingContext context)
      {
         optionalField = 5;
      }

      [OnDeserializedAttribute]
      void OnDeserialized(StreamingContext context)
      {
         // Set optionalField if dependent on other deserialized values.
      }
   }
}

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/code-quality/ca2239?view=vs-2019