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GROUP Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

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

<xs:element name="Group" type="GroupType" minOccurs="0"/>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

Attribute

Description

Label

Optional GroupType attribute.

The label to display for a set of grouped elements.

Padding

Optional GroupType attribute.

The amount of space in pixels around the inside border of the control.

Margin

Optional GroupType attribute.

The amount of space in pixels around the outside border of the control.

Child Elements

Element

Description

COLUMN Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Required element.

Defines columns for the form.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

LAYOUT Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Required element.

Defines how the elements on the work item form are displayed.

COLUMN Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Required element.

Defines columns for the form.

TAB Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Required element.

Defines a tab for the form.

Remarks

Group is an optional child element of Layout, Column, and Tab.

Example

<Group Label="label text" Padding="(left, top, right, bottom)" Margin="(left, top, right, bottom)">
    <Column>…</Column>
</Group>

Element Information

Namespace

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

Schema Name

Work Item Type Definition

Validation File

WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd

Element Type

GroupType Complex Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Can Be Empty

No

See Also

Concepts

All Work Item FORM Elements

Designing and Customizing a Work Item Form