REASON Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Defines reasons for the occurrence of the transition in addition to the reason specified by the DEFAULTREASON element.

Schema Hierarchy

WITD Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

<xs:element name="REASON" type="Reason" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attribute	Description
value	Required Reason attribute. The value of the default reason for the transition (for example, Fixed).

value

Required Reason attribute.

The value of the default reason for the transition (for example, Fixed).

Element	Description
FIELDS Element (WORKFLOW)	Optional element. A collection of FIELD elements that reference the field definitions contained in the work item type.

Optional element.

A collection of FIELD elements that reference the field definitions contained in the work item type.

Element	Description
REASONS Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)	Required element. Specifies a collection of DEFAULTREASON and REASON elements that define valid reasons the work item can complete the transition.

Required element.

Specifies a collection of DEFAULTREASON and REASON elements that define valid reasons the work item can complete the transition.

REASON is an optional child element of REASONS.

minOccurs="0"

maxOccurs="unbounded"

<REASON value="value of default reason">
    <FIELDS>…</FIELDS>
</REASON>

Namespace	https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef
Schema Name	Work Item Type Definition
Validation File	WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd
Element Type	Reason Complex Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Can Be Empty	Yes