FIELDS Element (WORKFLOW)

Specifies a collection of FIELD elements that reference the field definitions contained in the work item type.

<xs:element name="FIELDS" type="FieldReferences" minOccurs="0"/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None

Child Elements

Element	Description
FIELD Element (WORKFLOW)	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.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
STATE Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)	Required element. Defines a valid state for the work item type and contains a FIELDS element that defines the field values for the state.
TRANSITION Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)	Required element. Defines a valid state transition for the work item type.
DEFAULTREASON Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)	Required element. Defines the default reason for the occurrence of a state transition.
REASON Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)	Optional element. Defines other reasons for the occurrence of a state transition.

Remarks

FIELDS is an optional child element of STATE, TRANSITION, DEFAULTREASON, and REASON.

minOccurs="0"

maxOccurs="1"

Example

<FIELDS>
    <FIELD>…</FIELD>
</FIELDS>

Element Information

Namespace	https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef
Schema Name	Work Item Type Definition
Validation File	WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd
Element Type	FieldReferences Complex Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Can Be Empty	No

See Also

Other Resources

Defining Work Item Type Fields