LayoutType Complex Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Defines the child elements and attributes for the Layout Element.

<xs:complexType name="LayoutType">
    <xs:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
        <xs:element name="Group" type="GroupType" minOccurs="0"/>
        <xs:element name="Control" type="ControlType" minOccurs="0"/>
        <xs:element name="TabGroup" type="TabGroupType" minOccurs="0"/>
        <xs:element name="Splitter" type="SplitterType" minOccurs="0"/>
    </xs:choice>
    <xs:attribute name="Target" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="MinimumSize" type="SizeType" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="Padding" type="PaddingType" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="Margin" type="PaddingType" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="ControlSpacing" type="xs:integer" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="LabelSpacing" type="xs:integer" use="optional"/>
</xs:complexType>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

Attribute

Description

Target

Optional attribute.

The name of the client to which the layout applies. The type is xs:string.

MinimumSize

Optional attribute.

Specifies the minimum size for the form. The type is SizeType Simple Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema).

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

Pattern value example: (100,100)

Padding

Optional attribute.

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

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

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

ControlSpacing

Optional attribute.

Specifies the vertical offset of controls. The type is xs:integer.

LabelSpacing

Optional attribute.

Specifies the number of pixels between the label and the edit region of the control. The type is xs:integer.

Child Elements

Element

Description

Group Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Optional element.

Defines a group of elements to display together on the form.

Control Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Optional element.

Defines a field to display on the form.

TabGroup Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Optional element.

Contains one or more Tab elements.

Splitter Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Optional element.

Defines a splitter and its orientation on the form between sibling form elements.

Parent Elements

None

Remarks

The LayoutType Complex Type is the Layout 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 the Work Item Form