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Published: 2006 © 2006 Altova GmbH Table of Contents Welcome to XMLSpy Professional Edition 3 User Manual 6 1 Introduction 7 1.1 Altova's XML.........................................................................................................................................8 Products 1.2 XMLSpy's.........................................................................................................................................9 main features 1.3 User interface.........................................................................................................................................12 1.3.1 Project Window............................................................................................................................13 1.3.2 Info Window............................................................................................................................13 1.3.3 Main Window............................................................................................................................14 1.3.4 Entry Helpers............................................................................................................................15 1.3.5 Menu Bar............................................................................................................................15 and Toolbar 2 Tutorials 17 2.1 XMLSpy .........................................................................................................................................18Tutorial 2.1.1 The XMLSpy............................................................................................................................18 interface 2.1.2 Creating ............................................................................................................................19a basic XML Schema – Creating............................................................................................................................ a new XML Schema file 20 – Defining............................................................................................................................ namespaces 22 – Defining............................................................................................................................ a content model 23 – Adding............................................................................................................................ elements with drag-and-drop 27 – Configuring............................................................................................................................ the Content Model View 28 – Completing............................................................................................................................ the basic schema 30 2.1.3 Advanced............................................................................................................................33 XML Schema definitions – Working............................................................................................................................ with Complex Types and Simple Types 33 – Referencing............................................................................................................................ global elements 41 – Attributes............................................................................................................................ and attribute enumerations 43 2.1.4 Schema navigation............................................................................................................................46 and documentation – Schema............................................................................................................................ navigation 46 – Schema............................................................................................................................ documentation 48 2.1.5 Creating ............................................................................................................................52an XML document Altova XMLSpy Professional Edition User Manual 1 – Creating............................................................................................................................ a new XML file 53 – Specifying............................................................................................................................ the type of an element 55 – Entering............................................................................................................................ data in Grid View 57 – Entering............................................................................................................................ data in Text View 57 – Validating............................................................................................................................ the document 61 – Appending............................................................................................................................ elements and attributes in Grid View 65 – Editing............................................................................................................................ in Database/Table View 67 – Modifying............................................................................................................................ the schema 71 2.1.6 Using XSLT............................................................................................................................73 to transform XML – Assigning............................................................................................................................ an XSL file 74 – Transforming............................................................................................................................ the XML file 75 – Modifying............................................................................................................................ the XSL file 75 2.1.7 Working ............................................................................................................................76with databases – Exporting............................................................................................................................ XML data to external databases 77 – Importing............................................................................................................................ database data 79 – Creating............................................................................................................................ a database schema 83 Converting....................................................................................................................... a database to an XML schema 84 2.1.8 Project management............................................................................................................................87 – Benefits............................................................................................................................ of projects 87 – Building............................................................................................................................ a project 87 2.1.9 That's it !............................................................................................................................89 2.2 Authentic.........................................................................................................................................90 View Tutorial 2.2.1 Opening ............................................................................................................................90an XML document in Authentic View 2.2.2 Entering ............................................................................................................................91data in Authentic View 2.2.3 Adding document............................................................................................................................92 content and elements 2.2.4 Inserting ............................................................................................................................94an element 2.2.5 Clearing ............................................................................................................................95elements 2.2.6 Entering ............................................................................................................................96attribute values 2.2.7 Adding entities............................................................................................................................97