XSM Properties

You open the model property sheet by right-clicking the model in the Browser and selecting Properties.

Each XML model has the following model properties:

Property	Description
Name/Code/Comment	Identify the model. The name should clearly convey the model's purpose to non-technical users, while the code, which is used for generating code or scripts, may be abbreviated, and should not normally include spaces. You can optionally add a comment to provide more detailed information about the model. By default the code is auto-generated from the name by applying the naming conventions specified in the model options. To decouple name-code synchronization, click to release the = button to the right of the Code field.
Filename	Specifies the location of the model file. This box is empty if the model has never been saved.
Author	Specifies the author of the model. If you enter nothing, the Author field in diagram title boxes displays the user name from the model property sheet Version Info tab. If you enter a space, the Author field displays nothing.
Version	Specifies the version of the model. You can use this box to display the repository version or a user defined version of the model. This parameter is defined in the display preferences of the Title node.
XML language	Specifies the model target.
Default diagram	Specifies the diagram displayed by default when you open the model.
Keywords	Provide a way of loosely grouping objects through tagging. To enter multiple keywords, separate them with commas.

The following tabs are also available:

Detail - [XSD only] Contains the following properties:

Property	Description
Target Namespace	Specifies a URI as the namespace for all the model objects. All the schema elements with this prefix in their start-tag will be associated with the namespace. For example: http://www.mycompany.com/myproduct/XMLmodel
Language	Specifies the language used in the model. For example: en, en-GB, en-US, de, fr
ID	Specifies the ID of the model. Its value must be of type ID and unique within the file containing the model. For example: XMOD1
Default	Specifies defaults for the Form and Block and Final model object properties.

Items - lists the model's global objects (which have no parent symbol in the diagram, and are directly linked to the <schema> tag). The list reflects the order in which global objects are declared in the schema. You can change the order of declaration by selecting an item in the list and using the arrowed buttons, at the bottom-left corner of the tab, to move it in the list. The following tools are available on this tab:

Tool	Description
	Add Element
	Add Group
	Add Attribute
	Add Attribute Group
	Add Simple Type [XSD only]
	Add Complex Type [XSD only]
	Add Notation
	Add Annotation [XSD only]

External Schemas - [XSD only] Allows you to link to and reuse in your model global objects from other schemas. The following tools are available on this tab:

Tool	Description
	Add Include
	Add Import
	Add Redefine
	Add Annotation

Namespaces - [XSD and XDR only] Lists the namespaces used to declare objects used in the model.
Preview - Displays a preview of the XSD, DTD or XDR file generated from the XSM.