Defines how the elements on the work item form are displayed.
Schema Hierarchy
WORKITEMTYPE Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
FORM Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Layout Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
<Layout Target="client name" MinimumSize="minimum form size" Padding="(left, top, right, bottom)" Margin="(left, top, right, bottom)"> <Group>…</Group> <Control>…</Control> <TabGroup>…</TabGroup> <Splitter>…</Splitter> </Layout>
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Target
Optional LayoutType attribute.
The name of the client to which the layout applies.
MinimumSize
The minimum size for the form.
Padding
The amount of space around the inside border of the control.
Margin
The amount of space around the outside border of the control.
Group
Optional element.
You must define at least one child element from this table.
Defines a group of elements to display together on the form.
Control
Defines a field to display on the form.
TabGroup
Contains one or more Tab elements.
Splitter
Defines a splitter and its orientation on the form between sibling form elements.
FORM
Required element.
Contains the Layout element that defines how the elements on the work item type form are displayed.
Layout is a required child element of FORM.
minOccurs="1"
maxOccurs="unbounded"
Namespace
http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef
Schema Name
Work Item Type Definition
Validation File
WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd
Element Type
LayoutType
Can Be Empty
No