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metadata Element (Process Template Schema)

Defines the name and description of the process template, and specifies which plug-ins to call during team project creation.

Schema Hierarchy

ProcessTemplate Element (Process Template Schema)

    metadata Element (Process Template Schema)

<metadata>
    <name>…</name>
    <description>…</description>
    <plugins>…</plugins>
</metadata>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element

Description

name

Required element.

Defines the name of the process template. This must be a unique name across Team Foundation.

description

Required element.

Defines the description to display in the New Team Project Wizard for the process template.

plugins

Required element.

Defines the plug-ins for the process template, and if they have a visible page in the New Team Project Wizard.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

ProcessTemplate

Required element.

Contains the process template definition.

Remarks

metadata is a required child element of ProcessTemplate.

minOccurs="1"

maxOccurs="1"

Element Information

Namespace

Empty

Schema Name

Process Template Schema

Validation File

ProcessTemplate.xsd

Element Type

metadata

Can Be Empty

No

See Also

Tasks

Process Template Schemas Download

Concepts

Root XML Files

Reference

name Element (Process Template Schema)

description Element (Process Template Schema)

plugins Element (Process Template Schema)