GroupType Complex Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Defines attributes and the child element Column for the Group Element.

<xs:complexType name="GroupType">
    <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element name="Column" type="ColumnType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xs:sequence>
    <xs:attribute name="Label" type="LabelType" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="Padding" type="PaddingType" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="Margin" type="PaddingType" use="optional"/>
</xs:complexType>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute

Description

Label

Optional attribute.

Specifies the label to display for a set of grouped elements. The attribute type is LabelType Simple Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema). Maximum length: 80.

Padding

Optional attribute.

Specifies the amount of space in pixels around the inside border of the control. The attribute type is PaddingType Simple Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema).

Pattern value: ^\(\d+\,\d+\,\d+\,\d+\)$

Pattern value example: (2,0,2,0)

Margin

Optional attribute.

Specifies the amount of space in pixels around the outside border of the control. The attribute type is PaddingType Simple Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema).

Pattern value: ^\(\d+\,\d+\,\d+\,\d+\)$

Pattern value example: (2,0,2,0)

Child Elements

Element

Description

Column Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Required element.

Defines columns for the form.

Parent Elements

None

Remarks

The GroupType Complex Type is the Group Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema) type.

Element Information

Namespace

https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef

Schema Name

Work Item Type Definition

Validation File

WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd

Can be Empty

Not applicable

See Also

Concepts

All Work Item FORM Elements

Other Resources

Defining the Work Item Form