Column Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Defines columns for the form.

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

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

Optional element.

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

Control

Optional element.

Defines a field that is to appear on the form.

TabGroup

Optional element.

Contains one or more Tab elements.

Splitter

Optional element.

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

Parent Elements

Element Description

Group

Optional element.

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

Remarks

Column is a required child element of Group.

Element Information

Namespace

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

Schema Name

Work Item Type Definition

Validation File

WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd

Element Type

ColumnType

Can Be Empty

Yes

See Also

Reference

Group Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Control Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
TabGroup Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Splitter Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Concepts

All Work Item <FORM> Elements

Other Resources

Defining the Work Item Form