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77-942 XML Schema Design

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XML: Schema Design

Course specifications

Course number: 077 942

Software version number: 5.0

Course length: .5 day

Hardware/software required to run this course

The course was developed using the May 2000 Technology Preview release of Microsoft's MSXML

parser. We recommend that you use the latest version of this parser. You can download the MSXML

parser from

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/webtechnology/xml/msxml.asp. If for some reason

this link is no longer available, you should browse to the main Microsoft Developers Network page at

http://msdn.microsoft.com/

 

 

. In addition to the MSXML parser, the course also uses the Internet

Explorer Tools for Validating XML and Viewing XSLT Output. This set of tools makes it easier to

validate your XML on the fly. Using these tools means that you won't have to write any scripts or

additional code to validate your XML from within the browser.

 

At least 16 megabytes (MB) of Random Access Memory (RAM).

 

At least 20 MB of free hard-disk space for the installation of Internet Explorer 5.0

 

A 486 or faster processor (Pentium recommended)

 

Windows 95, 98, NT, or 2000 installed according to the software documentation

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher with the latest MSXML parser installed

 

Internet Explorer Tools for Validating XML and Viewing XSLT Output

 

XSL Style Sheet for XML Schemas.

 

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 or 2000

Course description

Overview: The course was developed using the May 2000 Technology Preview release of Microsoft's

MSXML parser. We recommend that you use the latest version of this parser. You can download the

MSXML parser from

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/webtechnology/xml/msxml.asp. If for some

reason this link is no longer available, you should browse to the main Microsoft Developers Network

page at

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/. In addition to the MSXML parser, the course also uses the Internet

Explorer Tools for Validating XML and Viewing XSLT Output. This set of tools makes it easier to

validate your XML on the fly. Using these tools means that you won't have to write any scripts or

additional code to validate your XML from within the browser.

Prerequisites: XML: An Introduction or equivalent knowledge.

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured handson

activities. XML: Schema Design is a hands-on instruction book that introduces you to the basics of

Schema design.

Benefits: Students will learn how to model XML document structure and translate that structure into a

schema.

Target student: Students enrolling in this course should understand basic XML concepts such as

elements, attributes, and entities.

What's next: Students wishing to further their XML knowledge should take Element K's courses on XML

Performance-based objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to

evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

 

Define and identify the basics of schema functionality and the benefits of developing valid XML.

 

Model document structure and base your schema on this structure.

 

Write schema that describe the structure of an XML application.

 

Write schema that describe the data-types of an XML application.

Course content

Lesson 1: Introduction to Valid XML

Minimal Structural Requirements for XML

Introduction to Schema

Lesson 2: Document Modeling

The Planning Stage

How To Model Information

Lesson 3: Defining Structure With Schema

Schema Specifications

Defining Elements

Defining Attributes

Lesson 4: Data Types

XML Schema Data Types

Additional Information

Since the W3C XML Schema proposal is not ratified, there are few tools available. Therefore, this

course uses the latest MSXML parser technology preview to load and validate XML against their

associated schema. The schema syntax taught in this course follows the XML-DR (XML Data-Reduced)

proposal. XML-DR is the basis for Microsoft's BizTalk framework, and is therefore supported within

Internet Explorer 5. We believe that using the MSXML parser and teaching the XML-DR syntax is the

best solution for students wishing to learn schema at this point in time.

 

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