The parent of a button or combo box may only be a group. The parent of a menu or group may be any other menu or group. In a CommandPlacement Element, this element is required; in all other instances it is optional. If this element is omitted, the parent of Group_Undefined:0 will be implied.
<Parent guid="guidMyCommandSet" id="MyParentGroupOrMenu" />
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description | 
|---|---|
| guid | Required. GUID of GUID/ID command identifier. | 
| id | Required. ID of GUID/ID command identifier. | 
Child Elements
None
Parent Elements
| Element | Description | 
|---|---|
| Defines all the elements that represent commands that a VSPackage provides to the integrated development environment (IDE). For example, menu items, menus, toolbars, and combo boxes. | |
| Groups Button Element elements. | |
| Defines all the menus that a VSPackage implements. | |
| Contains entries that define the command groups of a VSPackage. |