DataColumn element (DataColumns_Type complexType) ('Visio XML')

Office 2013 and later

Last modified: March 09, 2015

Applies to: Office 2013 | Office 365 | Visio 2013

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Element information
Definition
Elements and attributes

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

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

Definition

XML

< 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.