State Complex Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Defines the value attribute and FIELDS child element for the STATE element, which defines a valid state for a work item type.

<xs:complexType name="State">
    <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element name="FIELDS" type="FieldReferences" minOccurs="0"/>
    </xs:sequence>
    <xs:attribute name="value" type="typelib:NonEmptyPlainConstant" use="required"/>
</xs:complexType>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

Attribute

Description

value

Required attribute.

The workflow state of the work item (for example, Active). The attribute type is typelib:NonEmptyPlainConstant. Minimum length: 1; maximum length: 255.

Pattern value: ^[^\\]*$

Pattern value example: Active

Child Elements

Element

Description

FIELDS Element (WORKFLOW)

Optional element.

Defines a collection of FIELD elements that reference the field definitions that are contained in the work item type.

Parent Elements

None

Remarks

The State Complex Type is the STATE 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

Other Resources

Defining Work Item Workflow