task Element (Tasks Schema)
Specifies work that must occur to configure something specific to the process in a new team project.
Schema Hierarchy
<task id="task id" name="name of task" plugin="Microsoft.ProjectCreationWizard.<PluginName>" completionMessage="successful completion message" completionDescription="in process message">
<dependencies>…</dependencies>
<taskXml>…</taskXml>
</task>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
id |
Required task attribute. The task identifier. A task that depends on this task uses this id attribute to reference this task. The value of the id attribute must be unique across all Team Foundation servers. |
name |
Optional task attribute. The name of the task. |
plugin |
Required task attribute. The name of the plug-in that runs the task. |
completionMessage |
Optional task attribute. A message to the user that displays if the task group completes successfully during team project creation. |
completionDescription |
Optional task attribute. A description that displays while the task is in process. |
Child Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
dependencies |
Optional element. Specifies a collection of tasks that must complete before the current task can start. |
artifacts |
Not supported in this version. |
taskXml |
Required element. Describes the work required to complete this task. The XML inside this element block varies and is specific to each plug-in. |
Parent Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
tasks |
Required element. Contains a collection of task elements that each specify work that must occur to configure something specific to the process in a new team project. |
Remarks
task is a required child element of tasks.
Element Information
Namespace |
Empty |
Schema Name |
Tasks Schema |
Validation File |
Tasks.xsd |
Element Type |
task |
Can Be Empty |
No |
See Also
Tasks
Process Template Schemas Download
Reference
dependencies Element (Tasks Schema)
taskXml Element (Tasks Schema)