WorkItemType Complex Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Defines a work item type.
<xs:complexType name="WorkItemType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="DESCRIPTION" type="typelib:NonEmptyLargeText" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="GLOBALLISTS" type="typelib:GlobalListsDef" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="FIELDS" type="FieldDefinitions"/>
<xs:element name="WORKFLOW" type="Workflow"/>
<xs:element name="FORM" type="Form"/>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="name" type="typelib:NonEmptyPlainConstant" use="required"/>
</xs:complexType>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
name |
Required attribute. Specifies the name of the work item type. The attribute type is typelib:NonEmptyPlainConstant. Minimum length: 1; maximum length: 255. Pattern value: ^[^\\]*$ Pattern value example: Task |
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Optional element. Describes the work item type. |
|
Optional element. Contains the global list definition. |
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Required element. Contains the definitions of the fields that belong to this work item type. |
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Required element. Contains a STATES element and a TRANSITIONS element that together define the workflow of the work item type. |
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Required element. Contains the Layout element that defines how the elements on the work item type form are displayed. |
Parent Elements
None
Remarks
WorkItemType is the WORKITEMTYPE Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema) type.
Element Information
Namespace |
https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef |
Schema Name |
Work Item Type Definition |
Validation File |
WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd |
Can be Empty |
Not applicable |