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Welcome to XML Authority, the finest, most versatile schema editing tool for XML.  Here you'll find information about XML and schemas, as well as documentation on the features of the program.

Table of Contents

Why Schemas?
Inside Schemas: Under the Hood
Getting Started with XML Authority
Getting Results with XML Authority
Best Practices
Frequently Asked Questions
Glossary
Tips

Topic Index

Advanced Pane

General Entities Tab

Creating or Editing an Unparsed Entity

Notation Tab

Parameter Entities Tab

Processing Instructions Tab

Namespaces Tab

Data Types Tab

Attribute Types Pane

Attribute Defaults

Creating or Editing an Attribute

Best Practices

Building Modular Schemas

Building Schemas for Object-Oriented XML (SOX)

Choosing Between Elements and Attributes

Choosing Between Permissive and Restrictive Content Models

Content, Structure and Presentation-Oriented Schemas

Data-oriented, Document-oriented and Integrated Schemas

Describing Data and File Types with Notations

Differences between DTDs and Schemas

Managing Schemas with Reusables

Moving Information Between Schemas

Planning for Presentation: Schemas and Styles

Processing Data Types

Unparsed Entities and Their Uses

Using Data Types

Validating vs. Non-validating Parsers

Creating a Content Model for an Element

Data Types in XML Authority

Notations

Specify Data Types

Edit Menu

Preferences

Element Types Pane

Content Model Pane

Creating or Editing an Element

Element List Pane

Occurrence Indicators

Reusables

Sequence Indicators

Usage Context

Errors Pane

Exporting Schemas to Other Formats

File Menu

Getting Results (How to...)

Start a new schema

Build on an existing XML DTD or Schema

Build on a schema in a non-XML format

Take a modular approach to schema architecture

Save your current schema

Create or edit an element

Create a complex content model for an element

Create or edit an attribute

Specify data types for an element or attribute

Create or edit a data type

Create or edit a general entity

Create or edit an unparsed entity

Create or edit a parameter entity

Create or edit a reusable

Create or edit a notation

Create or edit a processing instruction

Create or edit a namespace

Documenting your schema with notes

Edit your schema directly

Check errors in your schema

Track versions of your schema

Print your schema

Connect your DTDs to XML documents

Build a SOX schema

Build an XSDL schema

OneSoft schemas

Tamino schemas

Add external schemas to your schema

Import XML schema information from another format

Export XML schema information to another format

Importing into XML Authority

Building on Existing XML DTDs

Build on a non-XML Schema

Importing SGML DTDs

SGML User's Introduction to XML Authority

Importing Java Class Information

Importing a COM object

Importing ODBC tables

Importing Delimited Text Files

Import Elements and Attributes from an XML Document Structure

Importing a COBOL Copybook

MetaSchemas

MetaSchema Concept Overview

MetaSchema Quick Tour

Notes Pane

Documenting Your Schema with Notes

Overview Pane

Quick Tour

Schemas: Hows and Whys

Inside XML Schemas

Planning Your Schema's Architecture

Starting a New Schema

Add External Schemas to Your Schema

Editing Schema Source Directly

Saving Your Current Schema

Connecting DTDs to Your Documents

Checking Errors in a Schema

Pasting Declarations Between Schemas

Tracking Schema Versions

Source Pane

Toolbars

View Menu

Window Menu

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