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HELPTEXT Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Defines the text to be displayed in the ToolTip for the field.

Schema Hierarchy

WORKITEMTYPE Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

    FIELDS Element (WORKITEMTYPE Element)

        FIELD Element (WORKITEMTYPE Element)

            HELPTEXT Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

<HELPTEXT>Tooltip text</HELPTEXT>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element Description

FIELD

Required element.

Defines a work item field and the rules and conditions applied to it.

Text Value

A string that describes the field. Must be 0 to 255 characters.

Remarks

HELPTEXT is an optional child element of FIELD.

minOccurs="0"

maxOccurs="1"

Element Information

Namespace

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

Schema Name

Work Item Type Definition

Validation File

WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd

Element Type

HelpTextRule

Can Be Empty

Not applicable

See Also

Concepts

Defining Field Help Text