DisplayName (principalType) Element

Specifies the name of the principal that is displayed in the Task Scheduler UI.

<xs:element name="DisplayName"
    type="string"
 />

The DisplayName element is defined by the principalType complex type.

Parent element

Element	Derived from	Description
Principal	principalType	Specifies the security credentials for a principal.

For scripting development, the display name of the principal is specified using the Principal.DisplayName property.

For C++ development, the display name of the principal is specified using the IPrincipal::DisplayName property.

The following XML defines a using a group identifier and a display name.

<Principal>
    <GroupId></GroupId>
    <DisplayName></DisplayName>
 </Principal>

The following XML defines a principal using a user identifier and a display name.

<Principal>
    <UserId></UserId>
    <LogonType></LogonType>
    <DisplayName></DisplayName>
 </Principal>

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]