Tab XML element reference

2015-04-20

You use the Tab element to cluster a group of fields or to support one or more special controls, such as the controls that link work items, display the work item history, or to attach files.

<xs:element name="Tab" type="TabType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>

<Tab Label="LabelText" Padding="(left, top, right, bottom)" Margin="(left, top, right, bottom)">
    <Group> . . . </Group>
    <Control> . . . </Control>
    <TabGroup> . . . </TabGroup>
    <Splitter> . . . </Splitter>
</Tab>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

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

Label

Required TabType attribute.

The label for a set of grouped elements.

Padding

Optional TabType attribute.

The amount of space in pixels around the inside border of the control.

Margin

Optional TabType attribute.

The amount of space in pixels around the outside border of the control.

Child Elements

Element	Description
Group	Optional. Defines a group of elements to display together on the form.
Control	Optional. Defines a field that is to appear on the form.
TabGroup	Optional. Contains one or more Tab elements.
Splitter	Optional. Defines a splitter and its orientation on the form between sibling form elements.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
TabGroup	Optional. Contains one or more Tab elements.

Remarks

Tab is a required child element of TabGroup.

minOccurs="1"

maxOccurs="unbounded"

Example

<FORM>
      <Layout>
        . . . 
            <TabGroup>
              <Tab Label="Planning">
                <Group Label="Status" Padding="(0,0,0,3)">
                  <Column PercentWidth="100">
                    <Control FieldName="Microsoft.DevDiv.Importance" Type="FieldControl" Label="Importance" LabelPosition="Left" />
                    <Control FieldName="Microsoft.DevDiv.Commitment" Type="FieldControl" Label="Commitment / Confidence" LabelPosition="Left" />
                    . . .
                  </Column>
                </Group>
                </Tab>
              <Tab Label="Description">
                <Group>
                  <Column PercentWidth="100">
                    <Control FieldName="System.Description" Type="HtmlFieldControl" Label="Value Proposition Description" LabelPosition="Top" />
                  </Column >
                </Group>
              </Tab>
 . . .              
            </TabGroup>
      </Layout>
</FORM>

Element Information

Namespace	https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/typedef
Schema Name	Work Item Type Definition
Validation File	WorkItemTypeDefinition.xsd
Element Type	TabType Complex Type
Can Be Empty	Yes

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