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Defines a field that is to appear on the form.
<Control FieldName="control name" Type="control type" Label="label text" LabelPosition="Top | Bottom | Left | Right" Dock="Fill | Top | Bottom | Left | Right" Padding="(left, top, right, bottom)" Margin="(left, top, right, bottom)" ReadOnly="True | False" />
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
FieldName |
Optional ControlType attribute. The name of the field. |
Type |
Required ControlType attribute. The type of the control. Valid built-in types are FieldControl, DateTimeControl, HtmlFieldControl, LinksControl, AttachmentControl, WorkItemClassificationControl, and WorkItemLogControl. For more information, see Work Item Form Controls. You can use a custom control by setting the Type attribute to a custom value. Any control whose Type value does not match the name of a built-in type is considered a custom control. For more information, see the topic "Work Item Tracking Custom Controls" in the Community Technical Preview that was released in December 2006 for Visual Studio SDK 4.0. |
Label |
Optional ControlType attribute. The label for the field. |
LabelPosition |
Optional ControlType attribute. The position of the label relative to the field data. |
Dock |
Optional ControlType attribute. Stretches the field to fill the container. |
Padding |
Optional ControlType attribute. The amount of space around the inside border of the control. |
Margin |
Optional ControlType attribute. The amount of space around the outside border of the control. |
ReadOnly |
Optional ControlType attribute. Specifies that the field is read-only. |
None.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
Layout |
Required element. Defines how to display the elements on the work item form. |
Column |
Required element. Defines columns for the form. |
Tab |
Required element. Defines a tab for the form. |
Control is an optional child element of Layout, Column, and Tab.
Namespace |
https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef |
Schema Name |
Work Item Type Definition |
Validation File |
WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd |
Element Type |
ControlType |
Can Be Empty |
Not applicable |
Layout Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Column Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Tab Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)