REASON Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Specifies a reason for the occurrence of a transition in addition to the reason that is specified in the DEFAULTREASON element.
Schema Hierarchy
WITD Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
WORKITEMTYPE Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
WORKFLOW Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
TRANSITIONS Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
TRANSITION Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
REASONS Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
REASON Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
<xs:element name="REASON" type="Reason" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<REASON value="ValueOfReason">
<FIELDS>…</FIELDS>
</REASON>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
value |
Required Reason attribute. The text string value of the reason for the transition. The attribute type is typelib:NonEmptyPlainConstant. Minimum length: 1; maximum length: 255. Pattern value: ^[^\\]*$ Pattern value example: Test Passed |
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Optional element. A collection of FIELD elements that reference the field definitions contained in the work item type. |
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Required element. Specifies a collection of DEFAULTREASON and REASON elements that define valid reasons the work item can complete the transition. |
Remarks
REASON is an optional child element of REASONS.
minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded"
Example
<REASON value="Test Passed">
<FIELDS>…</FIELDS>
</REASON>
Element Information
Namespace |
https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef |
Schema Name |
Work Item Type Definition |
Validation File |
WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd |
Element Type |
|
Can Be Empty |
Yes |
See Also
Concepts
Other Resources
Defining and Customizing Work Item Workflow
Change History
Date |
History |
Reason |
|---|---|---|
|
October 2010 |
Corrected the description of the element, and added information about its value attribute. |
Customer feedback. |