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multilinetfs-2015
Artline157
Artline157

Reputation: 121

How to convert textbox to multiline in TFS

I have a single line textbox in TFS named "Customer Request." I wanted to convert this field from single line to multi line (even though not a rich text field). Is that possible because I searched and searched in google but found no related case. Here's the screenshot below of the field that must be updated to multiline. enter image description here

Upvotes: 1

Views: 737

Answers (1)

PatrickLu-MSFT
PatrickLu-MSFT

Reputation: 51103

Seems you want a field control with single line that will allow for the entry of multiple lines instead of using a rich-text format filed such as Html & HtmlFiledControl.

HtmlFieldControl: Used to display multiline, rich-text format of fields that have a field data type of HTML.

Without changing the Data types and Type attribute, it's impossible to achieve it. For example, as a workaround you could use a plaintext field with the HtmlFieldControl type attribute. You will get below screenshot in your custom work item:

enter image description here

However, which does not give you the ability to retain formatting in report. The text is stored in the database without any line controls, so it is just one big string. If you want to keep the formatting in report, afraid the only way is using a rich text field.

Upvotes: 1

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