Creating XML schemas

You can create an XML schema and then edit it using the XML schema editor. Using the XML schema editor, you can specify element names that indicates which elements are allowed in an XML file, and in which combinations.

Procedure

  1. Create a project to contain the XML schema. If you intend to generate Java™ beans from your XML schema, create a Java project to contain both the schema and the beans. The beans must be contained in a Java project, however, the XML schema does not have to be. Otherwise, it does not matter what kind of project you create.
  2. In the workbench, select File > New > Other > XML > XML Schema and click Next. If you cannot see the XML option, select the Show All Wizards check box.
  3. If you are prompted to enable XML Development capabilities, click OK.
  4. Select the project or folder that will contain the XML schema. In the File name field, type the name of the XML schema, for example MyXMLSchema.xsd. The name of your XML schema must end in .xsd.
  5. Click Finish.

Results

The XML schema opens in the XML schema editor.

What to do next

See the topic links to learn about alternate ways to create XML schemas.
Next topic: Working with XML schemas
Related tasks:
Generating XML schema files from XML files
Related information:
Editing XML schema properties
XML schema editor
Validating XML schemas
Generating XML schemas from DTD files
Selecting an XML schema view
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