Module 1:  Introduction to XML Schema

1.  getting Started with XML Schema

• What is an XML schema?
• Schemas vs. DTDs
• Structure of a Schema
• Associating Schema with Documents
• Types of Types
• Defining Elements
• Defining Complex Types
• Validation

2.      Simple Types

• Simple and Atomic Types
• Built-In Types
• Primitives
• Numeric Derived Types
• String Derived Types
• Simple Type Restriction
• Facets
• Value Ranges
• Enumerations
• Patterns
• Lists
• Unions
• Nillable Values

3.      Complex Types

• Model Groups
• Sequences, Conjunctions, and Disjunctions
• Particles
• Occurrence Constraints
• Global and Local Definitions
• Defining Attributes
• Empty, Any, and Mixed Content
• Model Group Definitions
• Attribute Group Definitions
• Annotations

Module 2:  Advanced XML Schema

1.      Keys and Key References

• Schema as Object Models
• UML for XML
• Composition
• Association
• Identity Constraints
• Asserting Uniqueness
• Keys and Key References
• Controlling Association Cardinality

2.      Reusing Schema Types

• Type Specialization
• Extending Complex Types
• Using Extended Types
• Derivation by Restriction
• Abstract Types
• Substitution Groups
• Complete Specialization (The final Attribute)

3.      Namespaces and Schema

• Using Namespaces in Documents
• Populating a Namespace
• Qualified and Unqualified Locals
• Multiple Namespaces in Schema
• Importing and Including Schema
• Multiple Schema per Namespace
• Validating by Namespace (Wildcards)

4.      Using Schema in XML Applications

• Schema Design Issues
• Type Granularity
• Ease of Parsing, Transformation, Presentation and Maintenance
• Mapping from Object Models
• Mapping from Database Schema
• Foreign-Key Relationships
• XSLT for Validation
• Application Validation