TFS Work Item LabelType MaxLength

Question

I'm working on a custom work item for a TFS process template and I'm getting errors indicating that the label I used for a group control exceeds the MaxLength value. Can anyone tell me what is the maximum length I can put on a group label?

Answer 1

As you discovered, the answer is 80. Here's a link to the official documentation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc339502.aspx

Luckily, the restriction is encoded into the XML schema:

<xs:simpleType name="LabelType">
        <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                <xs:maxLength value="80"/>
        </xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

It should fail as soon as you try to Save in the Process Template Editor -- no need for trial & error on the server side.

Answer 2

is this an XML file that can be edited? I need to set the maxLength Value to "150".

Thanks.