Group Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

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

<xs:element name="Group" type="GroupType" minOccurs="0"/>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

Attribute	Description
Label	Optional GroupType attribute. The label to display for a set of grouped elements.
Padding	Optional GroupType attribute. The amount of space in pixels around the inside border of the control.
Margin	Optional GroupType attribute. The amount of space in pixels around the outside border of the control.

Child Elements

Element	Description
Column Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)	Required element. Defines columns for the form.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
Layout Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)	Required element. Defines how the elements on the work item form are displayed.
Column Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)	Required element. Defines columns for the form.
Tab Element (Work Item Type Definition Schema)	Required element. Defines a tab for the form.

Remarks

Group is an optional child element of Layout, Column, and Tab.

Example

<Group Label="label text" Padding="(left, top, right, bottom)" Margin="(left, top, right, bottom)">
    <Column>…</Column>
</Group>

Element Information

Namespace	https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef
Schema Name	Work Item Type Definition
Validation File	WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd
Element Type	GroupType Complex Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema)
Can Be Empty	No

See Also

Concepts

All Work Item FORM Elements

Other Resources

Defining the Work Item Form