FieldReference Complex Type (Work Item Type Definition Schema)

Defines the refname attribute and references the PlainRules Group for the FIELD Element.

<xs:complexType name="FieldReference">
    <xs:sequence minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
        <xs:group ref="PlainRules"/>
    </xs:sequence>
    <xs:attribute name="refname" type="typelib:ReferenceFieldName" use="required"/>
</xs:complexType>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

Attribute

Description

refname

Required attribute. The reference name of the field where the rules and conditions are applied. The attribute type is typelib:ReferenceFieldName. Minimum length: 1; maximum length: 70. Pattern value: ^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*(\.[a-zA-Z0-9_])+$ Pattern value example: Company.Division.IssueType The reference name must match the reference name defined in the field definition's FIELD element. For more information, see FIELD Element (WORKITEMTYPE Element).

Child Elements

None

Parent Elements

None

Remarks

The FieldReference Complex Type is the FIELD Element (WORKFLOW) type.

At least one rule or condition must be specified for FIELD.

Groups

Group	Description
PlainRules Group (Work Item Type Definition Schema)	Required group. Incorporates the Rules Group (Work Item Type Definition Schema) and Conditions Group (Work Item Type Definition Schema) that specify the rules and conditions to use in the FIELD element.

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

Other Resources

Work Item Type Definition Schema

Defining Work Item Type Fields