Annotations (XSM)

Annotations are only available in models targeted with XSD.

You define annotations when you want to add information about an XML model. There are three kinds of annotations:

Annotation - provides extra information on XML models or schemas. You can define multiple annotations at this level, and each can contain multiple documentation and/or application information tags.
Documentation – is contained within an annotation and contains an URI reference or any well-formed XML content that gives extra information about XML objects or documents
Application Information - is contained within an annotation and contains an URI reference or any well-formed XML content that is used by applications for processing instructions

Generated schema of a global annotation:

This global annotation is composed of a documentation, with a well-formed XML content (extract of a DTD file), and an application information.

Creating an Annotation
You can create an annotation at the global level from the model property sheet or from the Browser.
Annotation Properties
To view or edit an annotation's properties, double-click its Browser or list entry. The property sheet tabs and fields listed here are those available by default, before any customization of the interface by you or an administrator.

Parent topic: XML Diagrams