Metadata schema reference

For validation purposes, two metadata schema files are included with IBM® Cognos® Software Development Kit: MAQuery.xsd and MAResponse.xsd. They reference the elements, attributes, and data types used in requests and responses involving the published IBM Cognos Framework Manager model.

All IBM Cognos interfaces that feature a view of this published model represent the model functions and metadata in the form of a metadata tree. We recommend that you review this reference and its associated XSD files before you attempt to adapt the hierarchical display format.

Metadata requests and responses may be valid for these schemas, yet still fail due to validity problems with the data itself. For more information about resolving model-related problems, see the IBM Cognos Framework Manager Developer Guide and the Release Notes delivered with your version of the product.

MAQuery.xsd and MAResponse.xsd are located in installation_location/sdk.