DataColumn element (DataColumns_Type complexType) (Visio XML)

Defines how a data column appears in the External Data window in the Visio user interface and qualifies the data in the column by defining its data type and formatting.

Element information

Value
Element type
DataColumn_Type
Namespace
http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/visio/2012/main
Schema file
VisioSchema15.xsd
Document parts
recordsets.xml

Definition

< xs:element name="DataColumn" type="DataColumn_Type" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" >
</xs:element >

Elements and attributes

If the schema defines specific requirements, such as sequence, minOccurs, maxOccurs, and choice, see the definition section.

Parent elements

Element Type Description
DataColumns
DataColumns_Type
Contains all the DataColumn elements in a data recordset.

Child elements

None.

Attributes

Attribute Type Required Description Possible values
Calendar
xsd:unsignedShort
optional
Calendar ID of the data column. Values of the xsd:unsignedShort type.
ColumnNameID
xsd:string
required
External name of the data column. Appears in the headings in the External Data window and in labels in data graphics. Values of the xsd:string type.
Currency
xsd:unsignedShort
optional
Currency ID of the data column. Values of the xsd:unsignedShort type.
DataType
xsd:unsignedShort
optional
Type of the data in the data column. Values of the xsd:unsignedShort type.
Degree
xsd:unsignedInt
optional
Specifies the degree (power) of the units, for example squared, or cubed. The default (attribute absent) is 1. Values of the xsd:unsignedInt type.
DisplayOrder
xsd:unsignedInt
optional
Defines the display position of the data column in the External Data window, from the left-most column (0) to the right-most column (largest value). Values of the xsd:unsignedInt type.
DisplayWidth
xsd:unsignedInt
optional
Width of the data column in the External Data window. Values of the xsd:unsignedInt type.
Hyperlink
xsd:boolean
optional
Whether the data column creates a hyperlink in a shape when the shape is linked to data. Values of the xsd:boolean type.
Label
xsd:string
required
Label of the data column. Values of the xsd:string type.
LangID
xsd:unsignedInt
optional
The language ID of the data column. Values of the xsd:unsignedInt type.
Mapped
xsd:boolean
optional
Specifies whether the column is visible in the External Data window. True (1) for the column to be visible; False (0) for the column not to be visible. The default (attribute absent) is for the column to be visible. Values of the xsd:boolean type.
Name
xsd:string
required
Internal name of the data column. Used as the row name for the shape-data item (custom property) added to a shape when the shape is linked to a data row. Values of the xsd:string type.
OrigLabel
xsd:string
optional
Column label returned to Visio by the underlying ADO interface. Values of the xsd:string type.
UnitType
xsd:string
optional
Unit type of the data in the data column. Values of the xsd:string type.