Tasks
A task specifies work that must occur to configure something specific to the process in a new team project. Tasks can perform work such as create a new work item type, add a report, copy a file to the project portal, and configure a security group.
For example, the following XML shows a task that creates all the work item types by referencing the work item type definition files:
<task
id="WITs"
name="WorkItemType definitions"
plugin="Microsoft.ProjectCreationWizard.WorkItemTracking"
completionMessage="WorkItemTypes created"
completionDescription = "Processing work item types used by work item tracking">
<taskXml>
<WORKITEMTYPES>
<WORKITEMTYPE fileName="WorkItem Tracking\TypeDefinitions\Bug.xml"/>
<WORKITEMTYPE fileName="WorkItem Tracking\TypeDefinitions\Task.xml"/>
<WORKITEMTYPE fileName="WorkItem Tracking\TypeDefinitions\Qos.xml"/>
<WORKITEMTYPE fileName="WorkItem Tracking\TypeDefinitions\Scenario.xml"/>
<WORKITEMTYPE fileName="WorkItem Tracking\TypeDefinitions\Risk.xml"/>
</WORKITEMTYPES>
</taskXml>
</task>
The following table describes each element in a task.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
id |
Identifies the task. If another task depends on this task, it references this id. |
name |
Describes what the task does. |
plugin |
Identifies which plug-in must run this task. |
completionMessage |
Displays a message to the user if the task is completed successfully. The message is displayed during team project creation. |
completionDescription |
Displays a description while the task is in process. The description is displayed during team project creation. |
dependency |
Specifies the id of another task that this task depends on. The other task must complete before this task can start. |
taskXml |
Contains information describing the work that must occur to complete this task. The XML inside this element block varies and is specific to each plug-in. |