COPY Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Specifies a value to be copied into the current field.
<xs:element name="COPY" type="CopyRule"/>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
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for |
Optional PlainRule attribute. The name of a user or group to whom this rule applies. |
not |
Optional PlainRule attribute. The name of a user or group to whom this rule does not apply. |
from |
Required CopyRule attribute. The source of the value. Specifies whether to copy the default value from the value attribute, the field attribute, the system clock, or the current user. If you specify "value" or "field," you must also include the value or field attribute, respectively. |
value |
Optional CopyRule attribute. You must define this attribute if the from attribute has "value" as its value. The value to copy. Can be empty. |
field |
Optional CopyRule attribute. You must define this attribute if the from attribute has "field" as its value. The reference name of the field to copy. The reference name must match the reference name defined in the field definition's FIELD element. For more information, see FIELD Element (WORKITEMTYPE Element). .gif "Note") Note:
If the work item is in the process of being changed, this element rule may select either the current or previous value from the source field.
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Child Elements
None
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
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Required element. References a work item field definition and the rules and conditions that apply to the field. The reference is based on the STATE, TRANSITION, DEFAULTREASON, or REASON element that its parent FIELDS element is a child of. |
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Required element. Defines a work item field and specifies the rules and conditions that apply to it. |
Remarks
COPY is an optional child element of FIELD (Work Item Type Definition Schema) and FIELD (WORKITEMTYPE element).
Example
<COPY for="user name" not="user name" from="value | field | clock | currentuser" value="value" field="field reference name" />
Element Information
Namespace |
https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef |
Schema Name |
Work Item Type Definition |
Validation File |
WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd |
Element Type |
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Can Be Empty |
Not applicable |