Message Sets: XML properties for attribute reference, element reference, local attribute, local element decimal types

XML wire format properties for attribute reference, element reference, local attribute, and local element decimal types.

The XML Wire Format properties described here apply to:

  • Objects: Attribute Reference, Element Reference, Local Attribute, Local Element
  • Decimal schema types: decimal, integer, negativeInteger, nonNegativeInteger, nonPositiveInteger, positiveInteger, unsignedLong

Field identification

A number of the following properties only become active depending on the value that Render property is set to.

Property Type Meaning
Render Enumerated type Specify how the instantiated object or type is rendered (output) in the resulting XML document. Select one of the following values from the drop-down list:
  • XMLElement. If you select this value, the object (or type) is rendered as a child XML element of the parent complex type. The identity of the child is determined by the tag name of the child. The value is the content of the child element.

    If you select this value for more than one object, and set their XML Nameproperty to the same value, both objects must refer to the same element.

    This is the default value for element objects.

  • XMLAttribute. If you select this value, the object (or type) is rendered as an attribute of the parent XML object. The identity of the child is determined by the attribute name. The value is the attribute value. This is only valid for simple elements.

    If you select this value for more than one object , you must set their XML Name property to different values.

    This is the default value for attribute objects.

  • XMLElementAttrID. If you select this value, the object (or type) is rendered as a child XML element of the parent complex type. The identity of the child is determined by the value of a specified attribute of the child. The value is the content of the child element. You must add an attribute to the child element with an attribute name as specified in ID Attribute Name and a value as specified in ID Attribute Value.

    If you select this value for one object, and set this same value or the value XMLElementAttrIDVal for a second object, and set XML Name, ID Attribute Name, ID Attribute Value to the same values:

    • You must also set Value Attribute Name to the same value for the two objects.
    • Both objects must refer to the same element.
  • XMLElementAttrVal. If you specify this value, the object (or type) is rendered as a child XML element of the parent complex type. The identity of the child is determined by the tag name of the child. The value is the value of a specified attribute. The name of the attribute is specified in Value Attribute Name.
  • XMLElementAttrIDVal. This option combines the two options, XMLElementAttrID and XMLElementAttrVal. The object is rendered as a child of the parent complex type. The identity of the child is determined by the value of ID Attribute Name. The value is the value of ID Attribute Value.

    If you select this value for one object, and set this same value or the value XMLElementAttrID for a second object, and set XML Name, ID Attribute Name, ID Attribute Value to the same values:

    • You must also set Value Attribute Name to the same value for the two objects.
    • Both objects must refer to the same element.

Message Sets: XML rendering options shows some examples of how these rendering options affect the XML output, and provides usage recommendations.
XML Name String Enter a value for the XML element name. This property specifies the name for the XML start tag or attribute for the element (or attribute) in an XML document (message).

This can be used to provide name mapping when the MRM identifier needs to be different from the XML name, for example because of different namespace rules. It must be a valid XML name.

You cannot specify a name that is already used for another element (or attribute) , or for a message. No two elements (or attribute) or messages can have the same XML name.

If you do not set a value, it defaults to that of the element's identifier. If the element's identifier is a prefixed identifier, it defaults to the identifier with the caret character (^) replaced by an underscore (_).
ID Attribute Name String Specify the name of the attribute used to identify the child. This must be a valid XML Attribute Name. This property is ignored and cannot be changed (the field is disabled) if Render is set to XMLElement, XMLAttribute, or XMLElementAttrVal.

The default value is id.
Namespace String Enter the namespace associated with the ID Attribute.
ID Attribute Value String Specify the value of the attribute used to identify the child. This property is ignored and cannot be changed (the field is disabled) if Render is set to XMLElement, XMLAttribute, or XMLElementAttrVal.

The default value is the identifier of the child.
Value Attribute Name String

Specify the name of the attribute used for the value of the child. This must be a valid XML Attribute Name. This is only used if required by the setting of Render.

The default value is val.
Namespace String Enter the namespace associated with the Value Attribute.