DESCRIPTION Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Describes the work item type.
Schema Hierarchy
WITD Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
WORKITEMTYPE Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
DESCRIPTION Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
<xs:element name="DESCRIPTION" type="typelib:NonEmptyLargeText" minOccurs="0"/>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None
Child Elements
None
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Required element. Contains the work item type definition. |
Text Value
A string that describes the work item type you are defining.
Remarks
DESCRIPTION is an optional child element of WORKITEMTYPE.
The description is used during work item type customization to describe the work item type to the person making changes to the work item type definition XML file.
This description is available in the object model by means of the WorkItemType.Description property. For more information, see Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.WorkItemType in the Visual Studio Team Foundation SDK.
minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="1"
Example
<DESCRIPTION> Work item type description </DESCRIPTION>
Element Information
Namespace |
https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef |
Schema Name |
Work Item Type Definition |
Validation File |
WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd |
Element Type |
typelib:NonEmptyLargeText |
Can Be Empty |
Not applicable |