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Subject: Re: [regrep] [Fwd: [xml-dev] Extract A Subset of a W3C XML Schema?]
Thanks Farrukh. <Quote1> to discuss this in context of his experience in OASIS CAM. </Quote1> Context - hahaha (there's a joke in there that some folks may get):) <Quote2> Maybe we can add this to next week agenda for discussion? </Quote2> Absolutely - it's on the list. Joe Farrukh Najmi wrote: > > Chiusano Joseph wrote: > > >Forwarding from XML-DEV - the original question was: > > > ><Quote> > >I have been asked what tools can extract a part of a schema. The > >overall schema is large, complex, and imports five or six other schemas > >into several target namespaces. The individual involved wants to create > >a smaller subset that contains everything that one project needs, for > >the purposes of instruction and training. > ></Quote> > > > >Please see my response below, discussing what our Registry will be able > >to do for him in the future. > > > This is good Joe. > > I too have been thinking about this concept under the title of > supporting "Dynamic Content Assembly" of any type of content within the > registry with focus on XML content of course. David Webber and I plan to > speak on this concept today or tomorrow to discuss this in context of > his experience in OASIS CAM. This idea of server side "Dynamic Content > Assembly" is an essential feature for Enterprise Content Management > (ECM). I think it is much more interesting to support this as a > capability within the registry than as a feature outside the registry > within registry client. > > Maybe we can add this to next week agenda for discussion? Thanks. > > > > >Joe > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: > > Re: [xml-dev] Extract A Subset of a W3C XML Schema? > > From: > > Joseph Chiusano <Chiusano_Joseph@bah.com> > > Date: > > Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:57:09 -0400 > > To: > > "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@comcast.net> > > > > > >Tom, > > > >This won't help you in the immediate present (don't you like it when a > >response starts like that?;) but: > > > >In the future, my vision is that the OASIS/ebXML Registry will allow one > >to do exactly this. The Registry architecture does not yet (explicitly) > >allow for the registration of "fine-grained" XML artifacts such as > >elements/attributes/datatypes/namespace identifiers, but I am working to > >ensure that in the future it will (and am confident that we will reach > >this goal within the next year). > > > >So, referencing your example, my vision is that one would be able to > >query the Registry for all elements/attributes/datatypes that belong to > >targetNamespace XYZ, and select a subset of those elements to be > >included in a new schema that is then assembled using that subset. > > > >Kind Regards, > >Joe Chiusano > >Booz | Allen | Hamilton > >Member, OASIS/ebXML Registry TC > > > >"Thomas B. Passin" wrote: > > > > > >>I have been asked what tools can extract a part of a schema. The overall > >>schema is large, complex, and imports five or six other schemas into several > >>target namespaces. The individual involved wants to create a smaller subset > >>that contains everything that one project needs, for the purposes of > >>instruction and training. > >> > >>The problem is how to get all the necessary pieces so that nothing is left > >>out that is required for the schema to work. XML Spy can be helpful with > >>its graphics, but there is no link from the graphics view to the text view, > >>so it is hard to find the pictured piece of the XML for copying. You can > >>do some degree of copying and pasting the graphics view blocks between > >>schemas, but of course you have to keep track yourself of the bits you have > >>already transferred. Also it is hard to be sure you have gotten everything > >>you need. > >> > >>Does anyone know of such a tool? If not, any suggestions based on actual > >>experience in doing this kind of task? It seems to me that finding all the > >>dependencies within the schema and its imports would be the hardest part. > >> > >>Cheers, > >> > >>Tom P > >> > >>----------------------------------------------------------------- > >>The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an > >>initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > >> > >>The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > >> > >>To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription > >>manager: <http://lists.xml.org/ob/adm.pl> > >> > >>You may leave a Technical Committee at any time by visiting http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/regrep/members/leave_workgroup.php > >> > > -- > Farrukh
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