ALLOWEXISTINGVALUE Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Defines the field as allow existing value. This means that the field values that already exist will be allowed, even if they are not valid. All new field values must be valid.
<xs:element name="ALLOWEXISTINGVALUE" type="EmptyRule"/>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
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Required element. References a work item field definition and the rules and conditions that apply to the field. The reference is based on the STATE, TRANSITION, DEFAULTREASON, or REASON element that its parent FIELDS element is a child of. |
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Required element. Defines a work item field and specifies the rules and conditions that apply to it. |
Remarks
ALLOWEXISTINGVALUE is an optional child element of FIELD (Work Item Type Definition Schema) and FIELD (WORKITEMTYPE element).
Specify this element under the FIELD (WORKITEMTYPE element) element to apply it to the rules that are defined for the field. This includes the rules specified in the STATE, TRANSITION, DEFAULTREASON, and REASON elements of the field.
Specify this element under the STATE element to apply it to the rules that are defined in the state for the field, and also to the rules that are defined for the field for all transitions into the state.
Specify this element under the TRANSITION element to apply it to the rules that are defined in the transition for the field, and also to the rules that are defined for the field in the REASON and DEFAULTREASON elements.
Example
<ALLOWEXISTINGVALUE />
Element Information
Namespace |
https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef |
Schema Name |
Work Item Type Definition |
Validation File |
WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd |
Element Type |
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Can Be Empty |
Not applicable |
See Also
Concepts
Field Rules, Defaults, Qualifiers, Lists, Actions, and Matching Patterns