Reportability Simple Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Defines the FIELD Element reportability attribute values that are used to make work item fields available in the data warehouse. The fields can then be used to create reports.

<xs:simpleType name="Reportability">
    <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
        <xs:enumeration value="dimension"/>
        <xs:enumeration value="detail"/>
        <xs:enumeration value="measure"/>
    </xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None

Child Elements

None

Parent Elements

None

Remarks

The Reportability Simple Type defines the type attribute in the FieldDefinition Complex Type (WORKITEMTYPE Element).

Enumeration Values

The Reportability Simple Type is a string restricted to the following values:

Value

Description

dimension

Specifies that field data enters the relational warehouse database and the cube as an attribute of the Work Item dimension so that the data can be used to filter reports. Available only if the field type is Integer, Double, String, or DateTime.

detail

Specifies that field data enters the relational warehouse database in the Work Item History and Current Work Item tables, but not into the cube. Available only if the field type is Integer, Double, String, or DateTime.

measure

Specifies the numeric values in reports. Measures appear in both the Current Work Item measure group and the Work Item History measure group. Available only if the field type is Integer or Double.

Element Information

Namespace

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

Schema Name

Work Item Type Definition

Validation File

WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd

Can be Empty

Not applicable

See Also

Concepts

Using Fields for Reporting

Reference

witfields

Other Resources

Defining Work Item Type Fields