Data Model 

Use

The data model describes the structure of the data that you collect or display with XML forms.

 

Features

The data model has the following elements:

·        Namespaces

The XML Forms Builder supports namespaces as defined by the XML standard. In the XML Forms Builder you can define namespaces and assign them to elements of the data schema. The namespaces are generated in the file defined by the XML schema.

 

·        Data Schema

In the data schema you define the structure of the elements in which the data is stored in the XML file. For more information, see Data Schema.

You can assign data types to the elements of the data schema in order to validate the user input (see Data Types of Schema Elements).

 

·        Document Properties

Each XML document has document properties, such as the date when it was last changed. You can display the values of these document properties in XML forms. You can also use changeable document properties to store data that was entered in a form. For more information, see Properties of XML Documents.  

 

Activities

Defining Namespaces

To define a namespace, click in the data model with the secondary mouse button on the Namespaces node and choose Add Namespace. Enter the prefix and URL for the namespace.

Assigning Namespaces to Schema Elements

Select a schema element in the tree view and select a namespace in the element details.