XML Schema
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XML Schema
The XML Schema for DD8723-5 is available at the following location:
DD8723-5.xsd
Note that this schema has some dependencies saved in the same folder.
- DD8723-5-DC.xsd
- DD8723-5-DCTerms.xsd
- DD8723-5-eGms.xsd
- xml.xsd (File copied from the W3C website. http://www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd.)
XML Schema editors
It is recommended to use an XSD editor to open the XML Schema. Please consider using a tool such as the following.
xsddoc
A documentation of the XML Schema generated with xsddoc is available at this location:
XmlSchemaDocumentation.
Notes
When designing the XML Schema, the following guidelines have been followed.
- A complex type has been defined for each class of the model.
- To follow GovTalk guidelines the name of a complex type always terminates with “Structure”.
- To follow GovTalk guidelines the name of a simple type always terminates with “Type”.
- An element in the complex type has been defined for each attribute of a class.
- When relevant, the Dublin Core naming convention was followed for the elements.
- The XML Schema was defined under the namespace http://www.bsigroup.com/resources/standards/bs8723/.