Identifying the root element

Because all elements within the internal spec schema are global elements, there must be a convention to define the root element within the internal schema.

For the internal schema to be valid, it must have a global element with the same name as the spec. For example, a spec named MyExampleSpec would include a root element definition as follows:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<xsd:schema
  elementFormDefault='qualified'
  targetNamespace='http://www.myCompany.com/mdm/MyExampleSpec/internal/00000001'
  xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'
  xmlns:mdmspec='http://www.ibm.com/mdm/system/specs/mdmspec/internal/00000001'
  xmlns:MyExampleSpec='http://www.myCompany.com/mdm/MyExampleSpec/internal/00000001'>

  <xsd:element name="MyExampleSpec" type="MyExampleSpec:MyExampleSpecType"/>

  <xsd:complexType name="MyExampleSpecType">
    <xsd:sequence>
      ...
    </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
</xsd:schema>

The type of the root element is always a complex type defined in the same internal schema.