InvalidResourceException when trying to "ref" an event in a function - aws-lambda

Question

I have a SAM template file that is throwing errors while doing sam build: [InvalidResourceException('MyFunction', "Type of property 'Events' is invalid.")]
First off, at the top of my file (at the same level as Globals) I have this event (the idea is to define a CloudWatch schedule that fires every 15 minutes and invokes a lambda):
Events:
Type: Schedule
Properties:
Schedule: rate(15 mins)
name: InvokeEvery15MinutesSchedule
Description: Invoke the target every 15 mins
Enabled: True
And here's what the function looks like:
MyFunction:
Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
Properties:
CodeUri: ./path-to-code
Events:
- !Ref InvokeEvery15MinutesSchedule
I was doing this because I saw earlier that the following syntax is valid:
Globals:
Function:
Layers:
- !Ref Layer1
- !Ref Layer1
So, I thought that if I define an event at the top level and reference it inside the lambda, it will work. I want to keep it outside of the Lambda declaration because I want this to apply to several functions.
Can someone help with what I'm doing wrong?

Answer 1

"Events" is a lambda source object that defines the events that trigger this function. The object describing the source of events which trigger the function.
Try this:
MyFunction:
Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
Properties:
CodeUri: ./path-to-code
Events:
RateSchedule:
Type: Schedule
Properties:
Schedule: rate(15 mins)
Name: InvokeEvery15MinutesSchedule
Description: Invoke the target every 15 mins
Enabled: True