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COLUMN Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Defines columns for the form.

<xs:element name="Column" type="ColumnType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute

Description

PercentWidth

Optional ColumnType attribute.

The width the column should occupy as a percentage of the width in the containing element.

FixedWidth

Optional ColumnType attribute.

The column width in pixels.

Child Elements

Element

Description

GROUP Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Optional element.

Defines a group of elements to display together on the form.

CONTROL Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Optional element.

Defines a field that is to appear on the form.

TABGROUP Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Optional element.

Contains one or more Tab elements.

SPLITTER Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Optional element.

Defines a splitter and its orientation on the form between two sibling form elements.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

GROUP Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Optional element.

Defines a group of elements to display together on the form.

Remarks

Column is a required child element of Group.

Example

<Column PercentWidth="width as percent of containing element" FixedWidth="width in pixels">
    <Group>…</Group>
    <Control>…</Control>
    <TabGroup>…</TabGroup>
    <Splitter>…</Splitter>
</Column>

Element Information

Namespace

https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef

Schema Name

Work Item Type Definition

Validation File

WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd

Element Type

ColumnType Complex Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Can Be Empty

Yes

See Also

Concepts

All Work Item FORM Elements

Designing and Customizing a Work Item Form