FieldType Simple Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Defines the available data types that may be used in a work item field definition.
<xs:simpleType name="FieldType">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="String"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Integer"/>
<xs:enumeration value="Double"/>
<xs:enumeration value="DateTime"/>
<xs:enumeration value="PlainText"/>
<xs:enumeration value="HTML"/>
<xs:enumeration value="TreePath"/>
<xs:enumeration value="History"/>
</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 FieldType Simple Type defines the type attribute in the FieldDefinition Complex Type (WORKITEMTYPE Element).
Enumeration Values
The FieldType Simple Type is a string restricted to the following values:
Value |
Description |
|---|---|
String |
Defines the field as containing a string of up to 255 Unicode characters. |
Integer |
Defines the field as containing a 32-bit signed integer. |
Double |
Defines the field as containing a double-precision, floating-point number. |
DateTime |
Defines the field as containing a date and time. |
PlainText |
Defines the field as containing text. Fields of PlainText type accommodate longer text descriptions than fields of String type. |
HTML |
Defines the field as containing rich text or links stored as HTML. |
TreePath |
Defines the field as one that displays a path for classification of the work item. |
History |
Defines the field as one that accommodates discussion information and records changes to the work item fields, ordered by date and time. |
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 |