Process template plug-ins: Index to XML element definitions
By using the index of elements in this topic, you can look up the syntax structure and find examples of how to use each element of the schema definition for process templates.
Important
The schema definition for process templates uses a mix of camel-case and all capitalized elements. If you encounter errors when validating your type definition files, check the case structure of your elements. Also, the case structure of opening and closing tags must match according to the rules for XML syntax.
Alphabetical index
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Elements that define the root plug-in for process templates
The ProcessTemplate file contains two main parent elements within the ProcessTemplate root element: metadata and groups. The syntax for each of the following elements and their child elements is described in Process template XML elements reference.
metadata: description, nnname, plugin, plugins
groups: dependencies, dependency, group, tasklist
Elements that define plug-in tasks
You use the tasks element and its child elements to define the artifacts to be uploaded or specific elements to be created for each plug-in. You can access the topic that provides detailed information and examples for each plug-in and element in the following table.
Plug-in |
Related topic |
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All |
dependencies, dependency, ProcessTemplate, task, tasks, taskXml |
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Build |
Permission, ProcessTemplate |
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Classification |
Define the initial areas and iterations in the classification plug-in |
Children, Node, Nodes, properties, property |
Groups and Permissions |
group, groups, member, members, permission, permissions |
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Lab |
Permission, ProcessTemplate |
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Portal |
activateFeatures, documentLibraries, documentLibrary, feature, file, files, folder, folders, Portal, site |
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Reports |
datasources, folder, folders, parameter, parameters, properties, property, reference, report, reports, ReportingServices, site |
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Test Management |
dependencies, dependency, TestConfigurations, TestResolutionState, TestSettings, TestVariables |
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Version Control |
Define the initial configuration of Team Foundation version control |
checkin_note, exclusive_checkout, get_latest_on_checkout, permission |
Work Item Tracking |
Define objects for tracking work items using the work Item tracking plug-in |
CATEGORIES, FIELD, GLOBALLISTS, HYPERLINK, LINKTYPE, LINKTYPES, Permission, Query, QueryFolder, QUERIES, WI, WORKITEMS, WORKITEMTYPE, WORKITEMTYPES |
Type definition elements that define objects for tracking work
In the Work Item Tracking plug-in, you can specify several type definition files and query definition files to upload. You can access the topic that provides detailed information and examples for each object and element in the following table:
Object |
Related topic |
Elements |
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Categories |
CATEGORIES, CATEGORY |
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Global lists |
GLOBALLIST, GLOBALLISTS, LISTITEM |
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Link types |
LinkType, LinkTypes |
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Work item queries |
TeamFoundationServer, TeamProject, Wiql, WorkItemQuery |
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Work item types |
Top level elements only: DESCRIPTION, FIELDS (Definition), FORM, GLOBALLISTS, WITD, WORKFLOW, WORKITEMTYPE |
See Also
Concepts
Localization and globalization of WITD child elements
All WITD XML elements reference
Customize work tracking objects to support your team's processes