The Use of XMLSpy

COMP5323Web Databases & Applications

User Interface

Info Window, which displays meta

information about the document item being

currently edited.

Main Window, where the document you edit appears.

Entry Helper Windows, which vary

according to the type of document

being viewed and the view

selected in the Main Window.

Output Windows, below the Main Window show the results of Validation, Find in Files, and

XPath evalustions.

Project Window, which allows you to

organize and edit files and groups of files

into projects.

XML Schemas: BasicsCreating a new XML Schema File

To run the application, select [Start] è [Programs] è [Altova

XMLSpy 2008 Enterprise Edition] è[Altova XMLSpy]

XML Schemas: BasicsCreating a new XML Schema File (1)

1. Choose [File] è [New]

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2. Select [xsd W3C XML Schema]

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1. Enter “Company”2. Enter “Root Element”

l Save it first

XML Schemas: BasicsCreating a new XML Schema File (3)

1. Select [File] è [Save]

2. Enter “AddressFirst” in [File name] box.

3. Press [Save] button

XML Schemas: BasicsDefine Namespaces

1. Select [Schema design] è [Schema Settings… ]

2. In [Target namespace] box, enter http://my.company.com/namespace

3. Press [OK]

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XML Schemas: BasicsDefine Content Model

Click [Display Diagram] icon of the [Company]

element

XML Schemas: BasicsDefine Content Model (2)

Sequence compositor is generated

Right click on [Company], select [Add child] è [Sequence]

Enter “Address”

Right click the [Sequence] compositor and select [Add child] è [Element]

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XML Schemas: BasicsDefine Content Model (4)

Try to add [Person] yourself.

XML Schemas: BasicsDefine Content Model (5)

Right click [Person] è [Unbounded].

It sets the occurrences:1 to infinity.

XML Schemas: BasicsAdding additional levels

1. Right click [Address] è[Add child] è [Sequence]

2. Right click [Sequence] compositor è [Add child] è [Element]

3. Enter “Name”4. Final layout

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XML Schemas: BasicsView Schema in TEXT mode

Notice that whenever a Sequence compositorwas inserted, the [xs:sequence] element was

inserted within the [xs:complexType] element.

A complex type element is one which contains attributes or elements.

XML Schemas: BasicsDefine [Name] as [xs:string]

Click the [Name] element.

In ‘Details’Entry Helper, from the dropdown menu of the [type] combo

box, select the [xs:string] entry.

In text mode, [type=“xs:string”] was added in [Name] element.

XML Schemas: BasicsAdd element with Drag-and-Drop

Click the [Name] element and hold down the [Ctrl] key, and drag-and-

drop the element box with the mouse. New element, [Name] is duplicated.

Do it once again therefore, there are three elements for the [Address].

XML Schemas: BasicsName the Duplicated Elements

Double click the duplicated elements

one by one and name them “Street”and “City”respectively.

So that [Address] element has a

sequence of [Name], [Street] and [City]

elements.

[Schema design] è[Configure view… ], then click [Append]

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XML Schemas: BasicsConfigure Content Model View (1)

From dropdown menu, select [type], then for each element

select [xs:string]

XML Schemas: BasicsConfigure Content Model View (2)

XML Schemas: BasicsComplete the Basic Schema

1. Right click [Person] è [Add child] è [Sequence]. 2. Right sequence compositorè [Add child] è

[Element].3. Enter “First”as the name.4. Choose [xs:string] as the data type.

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XML Schemas: BasicsComplete the Basic Schema (2)

Add the following [Last], [Title], [PhoneExt] and [Email].

XML Schemas: BasicsComplete the Basic Schema (3)

Make an element optional. Right click the [Title] element and select [Optional]. In the [Details] Entry Helper, we can see [minOcc] = 0and [maxOcc] = 1, indicating that

the element is optional.

XML Schemas: BasicsComplete the Basic Schema (4)Change data type from [xs:string] to [xs:integer] for [PhoneExt] element.

Click on [PhoneExt], press [tab] and open the dropdown menu. Then, choose [xs:integer] instead of [xs:string]. In the [Facets] Entry Helper, double-click in the [maxIncl] field and enter “99”. This defines that all

phone extensions up to, and including 99 are valid.

[File] è [Save] to save the changes to the schema

XML Schemas: AdvancedWork with Complex Type

Right click [Address] è[Make Global] è[Complex type].

Then a global complex type called [AddressType]

is created.

XML Schemas: AdvancedSchema Overview

Click [Display All Globals] icon to return to the Schema Overview.

XML Schemas: AdvancedExtend Complex Type (1)

1. Click [Append] icon è [Complex Type] to new a component.

2. Enter “US-Address”

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XML Schemas: AdvancedExtend Complex Type (2)

1. Click [Content Model View] icon of [US-Address]

2. In [Details] entry helper, click the [base] combo box and select [AddressType]

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XML Schemas: AdvancedUS-Address uses AddressType

XML Schemas: AdvancedExtend the AddressType

1. Right click [US-Address] è [Add child] è [Sequence]2. Right click [Sequence compositor] è [Add child] è

[Element]3. Enter “Zip”and select [xs:positiveInteger] as type4. Final view

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XML Schemas: AdvancedCreate a Global Simple Type (1)

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1. Click [Append] icon2. Select [Simple Type]3. Enter “US-State”as the name

XML Schemas: AdvancedCreate a Global Simple Type (2)

In [Details] entry helper, open [restr] dropdown

menu, select [xs:string]

XML Schemas: AdvancedApply [US-State] in [US-Address]

1. Switch to [Component Model View] of [US-Address]

2. Right click the lower [sequence compositor] è [Add child] è[Element]

3. Enter “State”as the name4. Select [US-State] as the data type

XML Schemas: AdvancedCreate 2nd Complex Type

Try this out by yourself, to create the second Complex Type, [UK-Address]

XML Schemas: AdvancedReference Global Element (1)

Right click [Person] è [Make Global] è [Element]A small link arrow icon appears in the [Person] element, showing that this element now references the globally declared [Person] element.

XML Schemas: AdvancedReference Global Element (2)

In the [Details] Entry Helper”, the [isRef] check box is now activated.

In the [Components] box, [Person] element is added.

XML Schemas: AdvancedAttributes & Attribute Enumerations (1)

1. Switch to Schema Overview, click [Person] element to make it active

2. Choose [Attributes] tag

3. Click [Append] icon

4. Select [Attribute]

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XML Schemas: AdvancedAttributes & Attribute Enumerations (2)

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1. Enter “Manager”as the attribute name in the Name field.

2. In the [Type] combo box select [xs:boolean]

3. In the [Use] combo box select [required]

XML Schemas: AdvancedAttributes & Attribute Enumerations (3)

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1. Repeat previous procedures to create [Programmer]

2. Again, create [Degree] but with Type=xs:string

3. In [Facets] box, choose [Enumerations] tag

4. Add “BA”, “MA”& “PhD”as the enumeration values

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XML Schemas: AdvancedSave the Schema

Check that [attributes] are added as below figure.Remember to save the scheme ([File] è [Save]).

Also, save as a new file, “AddressLast.xsd”.

XML Schemas: AdvancedReview

XML Schemas: AdvancedSchema DocumentationClick [Schema design] è [Generate Documentation… ]

Select [HTML], if you want to have an html document.

Or, you may have a Microsoft Word document or even a RTF document

by choosing different radio button of [Output format].

Give it a name to save(e.g. AddressFirst.html).

XML Schemas: AdvancedLook at the Page

Create XML File

[File] è [New] è [XML Document]

Create XML FileChoose Schema File

Select [Schema].

Then, choose “AddressLast.xsd”as the schema file.

Create XML FileGrid View

Check the [Grid] view.

Click [Down] arrow to expand and view the details.

Create XML FileAdd Attribute

Right click on [Name] è [Insert] è [Attribute]

[= xs:type] is added, enter “US-Address”

Create XML FileEnter other details

Enter the following:“US dependency” for [<> Name],“Noble Ave” for [<> Street], and

“Dallas” for [<> City]

Create XML FileValidate the File

Check the “Well-formedness”and “Validate XML” by pressing the

icons belowor

[F7] to check the “Well-formedness”or

[F8] to check “Validate XML”

Element with “!”next to it means that the element

should be included in the form (XML document).

Create XML FileFile Check Results

“Well-formedness”check is OK.

“Validate XML”check is not OK because some required fields missed.

Create XML FileCorrect the File

Double click [<>!Zip] to add the [<> Zip] attribute in [Address]

Note that we need to add [<>!State] too.

So, double click on it too.

Create XML FileEnter Some Data

[<>Zip] and [<>State] are added.

Also, enter “04812” for [Zip] and “Texas” for [State]

Create XML FileEnter Data in Text View

When “<” is entered, “<> Person” appears at once. Click on it, {Person Manager=“”} is automatically added.

Type “t”and then choose [true] from the box.

Create XML FileEnter Details of Rest

Press the spacebar at the end of the line and then select [= Degree] from the box.

Type “b”and then choose [BA] from the list. Press the spacebar at the end of the line and then select [= Programmer] from the box.

Type “f”and then choose [false].

Create XML FileCheck Inputs

Type “f”and then choose [false]. Type “>”at the end of the line.

When “>” is entered, the rest elements are added

automatically and together with the end tag “</Person>”.

Check the inputs at the [Grid] view. It should be viewed as the figure next.

Create XML FileAdd More [Person] (1)

Add more [Person]. First click on [Person] area and then double click [<> Person] under [Elements] window.

Create XML FileAdd More [Person] (2)

Change the view by clicking the [Table] icon or press [F12] key.

Create XML FileAdd More [Person] (3)

Double click [= Degree] and [= Programmer] to add the two attributes.

Double click the box to choose a value from the list or enter value

directly.

Create XML FileAdd More [Person] (4)

Double click [<> Person] to new one more row (record).

Add details as below figure.

Create XML FileCheck Again the Validation

Press [F7] to check the “Well-formedness”.

Press [F8] to check the “Validate XML”.

Both checks arePassed

this time.

Create XML FileSave the File

Remember to save your work.

For example, save it as “Company_org.xml”.

Create XML File from Database- Microsoft Access (1)

Click [Convert] è [Create XML Schema from DB Structure]

Check [Microsoft Access (ADO)]

Click [Next]

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Use [Browse] button to locate the database file

(DB2schema.mdb),then click [Next]

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Check [User Tables]

Press [Import]

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The four tables of the database file are now

converted into four elements in the XML schema

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Check the [Division] element.

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The generated schema appears in the Schema Design View.

Click the “Identity constraints” tab, to see the keyref and key fields of

the respective elements.

[key] refers to the [PrimaryKey] field of [Division] itself.

[keyref] refers to [ForeignKey] fields of both [Person] and [VIP]

Create XML File from Database- Microsoft Access (7)

View the content model of [Altova]

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Details on lower levels

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Select [Convert] è [Create XML Schema from DB Structure]

Select [IBM DB2 (ODBC)] è [Next]

Create XML File from Database- IBM DB2 (1)

Select [Create a new Data Source Name (DSN) with the driver:] and [IBM DB2 ODBC

DRIVER] è [Next]

Create XML File from Database- IBM DB2 (2)

Register a [Data source name]. For example, [db2source] is used and given “DB2 Sample

Source”as Description.

Create XML File from Database- IBM DB2 (3)

Enter [User ID] and [Password] to connect to the

database .

From the table list, check tables which will be imported into the XML Schema. For

example, check both [DEPARTMENT] and

[EMPLOYEE].

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In Schema Overview, click [Identity

constraints] tab to see the [keyref] and [key]

fields of respective elements.

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Check[Content Model]

view

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Check [Validation] of

both [well-formedness] and [validate

XML].

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Check the schema in [Text] view.

Remember to save the Schema.

[File] è [Save] to save the schema. For

example, save it as “db2example.xsd”.

Create XML File from Database- IBM DB2 (8)

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