Filter for importing XML schemas

The purpose of the filter is to limit what is imported from an XML schema, for example if the schema is too large or complex.

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The import filter must conform to the schema definition file XmlSchemaImportFilter.xsd, which can be found under bin/Config/Scripts in the iCore install folder.

Example

Below is an example of an import filter which replaces and excludes a number of elements in an xml schema.

    <Filter xmlns="http://schemas.icore.se/XmlSchemaImportFilter.xsd/V1/">
       <ReplaceChildren>
          <FilterByPath  Path="/Order/"
                         ElementName="ReferenceDocument"
                         ElementNamespaceURI="http://www.tempuri.com/order/" />
       </ReplaceChildren>
       <ReplaceChildren>
          <FilterByName  ElementName="ReferenceDocument"
                         ElementNamespaceURI="http://www.tempuri.com/order/" />
       </ReplaceChildren>
       <ExcludeElement>
          <FilterByPath  Path="/Order/"
                         ElementName="InvoiceAddress"
                         ElementNamespaceURI="http://www.tempuri.com/order/" />
       </ExcludeElement>
       <ExcludeElement>
          <FilterByName  ElementName="InvoiceAddress"
                         ElementNamespaceURI="http://www.tempuri.com/order/" />
       </ExcludeElement>
    </Filter>

Comments

ExcludeElement excludes elements from the imported schema.

ReplaceChildren replaces the children of a specific element with an <any> element.

Elements in the imported schema are identified either by name or by path in the schema, and is done with the following elements:

FilterByName

• ElementName attribute – specifies an element name.
• ElementNamepsaceURI attribute – specifies a namespace (optional).

FilterByPath

• Path attribute – specifies the parent path in the schema of the element. The path must start and end with a slash (/), for example: /order/lines/line/.
• ElementName attribute  – specifies an element name.
• ElementNamepsaceURI attribute – specifies a namespace (optional).

See Also

Tutorials

Managing structures