TRANSITION Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Defines a valid state transition for the work item type.
Schema Hierarchy
WORKITEMTYPE Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
WORKFLOW Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
TRANSITIONS Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
TRANSITION Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
<TRANSITION from="name of starting state" to="name of ending state" for="user or group name" not="user or group name">
<ACTIONS>…</ACTIONS>
<REASONS>…</REASONS>
<FIELDS>…</FIELDS>
</TRANSITION>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
from |
Required Transition attribute. The name of the state from which the work item is transitioning. |
to |
Required Transition attribute. The name of the state to which the work item is transitioning. |
for |
Optional Transition attribute. The name of a user or group who can perform this transition. |
not |
Optional Transition attribute. The name of a user or group who cannot perform this transition. |
Child Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
ACTIONS |
Optional element. Defines a collection of ACTION elements that each define an action string that can be used when calling the WorkItem.GetNextState method to get the post-action state of the work item. |
REASONS |
Required element. A collection of DEFAULTREASON and REASON elements that define valid reasons the work item can complete the transition. |
FIELDS (Work Item Type Definition Schema) |
Optional element. A collection of FIELD elements that reference the field definitions contained in the work item type. |
Parent Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
TRANSITIONS |
Required element. A collection of TRANSITION elements that define the valid state transitions for the work item type. |
Remarks
TRANSITION is a required child element of TRANSITIONS.
You must define exactly one transition to move the work item from nothing (from="") to a named state such as Active. This transition identifies the default state for a new work item.
minOccurs="1"
maxOccurs="unbounded"
Element Information
Namespace |
https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef |
Schema Name |
Work Item Type Definition |
Validation File |
WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd |
Element Type |
Transition |
Can Be Empty |
No |
See Also
Reference
ACTIONS Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
REASONS Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
FIELDS Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)