Layout Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Defines how the elements on the work item form are displayed.
Schema Hierarchy
WITD Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
WORKITEMTYPE Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
FORM Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Layout Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
<xs:element name="Layout" type="LayoutType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
Target |
Optional LayoutType attribute. Specifies the name of the client to which the layout applies. |
MinimumSize |
Optional LayoutType attribute. Specifies the minimum size for the form. |
Padding |
Optional LayoutType attribute. Specifies the amount of space in pixels around the inside border of the control. |
Margin |
Optional LayoutType attribute. Specifies the amount of space in pixels around the outside border of the control. |
ControlSpacing |
Optional LayoutType attribute. Specifies the vertical offset of controls. |
LabelSpacing |
Optional LayoutType attribute. Specifies the number of pixels between the label and the edit region of the control. |
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Optional element. Defines a group of elements to display together on the form. |
|
Optional element. Defines a field to display on the form. |
|
Optional element. Contains one or more Tab elements. |
|
Optional element. Defines a splitter and its orientation on the form between sibling form elements. |
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Required element. Contains the Layout element that defines how the elements on the work item type form are displayed. |
Remarks
Layout is a required child element of FORM. The Layout element specifies a choice and at least one of the child elements must be defined: Group, Control, TabGroup, or Splitter. You can define more than one child element, but only one instance of each.
minOccurs="1"
maxOccurs="unbounded"
Example
<Layout Target="client name" MinimumSize="(width,height)" Padding="(left, top, right, bottom)" Margin="(left, top, right, bottom)" ControlSpacing="distance" LabelSpacing="distance">
<Group>…</Group>
<Control>…</Control>
<TabGroup>…</TabGroup>
<Splitter>…</Splitter>
</Layout>
Element Information
Namespace |
https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef |
Schema Name |
Work Item Type Definition |
Validation File |
WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd |
Element Type |
|
Can Be Empty |
No |
See Also
Concepts
Reference
Group Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Control Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
TabGroup Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Splitter Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)