Use of Labels

The following is intended to help understand how we use labels on issues.

The correct use of labels (as indicated below) helps us to keep track of work and address the cause of issues faster.

Label	Description
Accessibility	Issue relates to accessibility in the wizard or a generated project.
bug	The issue relates to the wizard not working or a problem with the generated code.
by design	Used when closing an issue to make it clear that the behavior is as intended.
Caliburn.Micro	Issues specifically related to generating a project with the Caliburn.Micro framework.
Can Close Out Soon	Work relating to this issue has been completed.
DO FOR LAUNCH	Indicates when a change must be made as part of a release but cannot be done in advance.
Documentation	Use when requesting new documentation, requesting a change to existing documentation (in the /docs directory), or if relating to comments in the generated code.
done	The work necessary to address the issue has been completed and verified in the nightly build but the issue cannot yet be closed.
duplicate	Use when closing an issue because it is a duplicate. A comment should also be made that links to the issue it is a duplicate of.
enhancement	Indicates the issue is a suggestion for an improvement or alteration to something that already exists. This could either be in the wizard or generated code.
external-issue	Used to indicate the issue is not directly in WTS but a third-party.
fall-creators-update	The issue relates to functionality released as part of the Fall Creators Update release of Windows 10.
feature	The issue is a request for a new feature in the generated projects. A feature is different from a page in that it doesn't include a Page or View but adds other functionality to the generated project.
framework	The issue is a request to support a specific additional framework.
Generated Code	Relates specifically to code contained in the generated project.
help wanted	Issues where external contributors are wanted to help address the issue.
in-progress	The issue is currently being actively worked on.
Infrastructure	Relates to the way that templates are created, tested, and distributed.
localization	Relates to the provision of localized resources for functionality in the wizard or generated code.
meta	Used to indicate the issue relates to how the project is run or the tool works.
Microsoft on point	Indicates that community contribution for this issue is not being sort. Typically because it relates to infrastructure that is not public.
MVVM Basic	Issues specifically related to generating a project with the MVVM Basic framework.
MVVMLight	Issues specifically related to generating a project with the MVVMLight framework.
Not enough Information	More information is required to reproduce or address the issue.
other-platform	The issue relates to the use of WTS for generating non-UWP apps.
Page	The issue is a request for a new page in the generated projects.
Prism	Issue relates to generating a project specifically with the Prism framework.
question	Indicates that the issue is an open question on how future functionality should work.
Ready to merge	Indicates that the work to address this issue has been done but something is preventing the raising of a pull request.
Right Click	Issue relates to the functionality for adding a page or feature to an existing project.
Testing	Issue relates to testing the wizard or generated projects.
VB	Issue relates to projects generated in VB.Net
version increment required	Indicates that the version number must be incremented before the work relating to this issue is released.
VS Preview Issue	The issue only exists when using the preview version of Visual Studio.
vsts-build	The issue was automatically created by a process on the build server.
Wizard	The issue relates to the wizard rather than the generated code.
wontfix	Indicates that work won't be done on this issue.
Xamarin pre-req	Issues relating to work that must be done in advance of supporting the generation of projects that use Xamarin.
Xamarin	Issue relates to the generation of projects using Xamarin.
XAML issue	Issue relates to the XAML in generated projects.