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Tab XML element reference

You use the Tab element to cluster a group of fields or to support one or more special controls, such as the controls that link work items, display the work item history, or to attach files.

<xs:element name="Tab" type="TabType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>

<Tab Label="LabelText" Padding="(left, top, right, bottom)" Margin="(left, top, right, bottom)">
    <Group> . . . </Group>
    <Control> . . . </Control>
    <TabGroup> . . . </TabGroup>
    <Splitter> . . . </Splitter>
</Tab>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

Attribute

Description

Label

Required TabType attribute.

The label for a set of grouped elements.

Padding

Optional TabType attribute.

The amount of space in pixels around the inside border of the control.

Margin

Optional TabType attribute.

The amount of space in pixels around the outside border of the control.

Child Elements

Element

Description

Group

Optional. Defines a group of elements to display together on the form.

Control

Optional. Defines a field that is to appear on the form.

TabGroup

Optional. Contains one or more Tab elements.

Splitter

Optional. Defines a splitter and its orientation on the form between sibling form elements.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

TabGroup

Optional. Contains one or more Tab elements.

Remarks

Tab is a required child element of TabGroup.

minOccurs="1"

maxOccurs="unbounded"

Example

<FORM>
      <Layout>
        . . . 
            <TabGroup>
              <Tab Label="Planning">
                <Group Label="Status" Padding="(0,0,0,3)">
                  <Column PercentWidth="100">
                    <Control FieldName="Microsoft.DevDiv.Importance" Type="FieldControl" Label="Importance" LabelPosition="Left" />
                    <Control FieldName="Microsoft.DevDiv.Commitment" Type="FieldControl" Label="Commitment / Confidence" LabelPosition="Left" />
                    . . .
                  </Column>
                </Group>
                </Tab>
              <Tab Label="Description">
                <Group>
                  <Column PercentWidth="100">
                    <Control FieldName="System.Description" Type="HtmlFieldControl" Label="Value Proposition Description" LabelPosition="Top" />
                  </Column >
                </Group>
              </Tab>
 . . .              
            </TabGroup>
      </Layout>
</FORM>

Element Information

Namespace

https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef

Schema Name

Work Item Type Definition

Validation File

WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd

Element Type

TabType Complex Type

Can Be Empty

Yes

See Also

Concepts

All FORM XML elements reference