Effective data exchange with XML schemas: Leverage the benefits of user-specific guidelines in your software
Many companies use XML schemas for the exchange of business data. To make these schemas even more effective and drastically reduce the maintenance effort, GEFEG.FX software offers you powerful methods for customising and managing your XML schemas. With user-specific guidelines, you can customise your schemas quickly and efficiently such as CEFACT XML, GS1 XML, connectSpec (previously: OAGIS), or UBL, provided by the GEFEG.FX software.
GEFEG.FX’s XML Schema Guide technology intentionally focuses on a way to develop customised XML schemas in GEFEG.FX and adapt them to company requirements in a time-saving manner. Thus you drastically reduce future maintenance efforts.
What’s the guide technology in GEFEG.FX?
In GEFEG.FX software the term guide refers to the actual implementation of an XML schema, data model or EDI standard. Alternatively, a guide is also called a specification, message implementation guidelines, implementation guideline or guideline. It can be regarded of as a writeable, transparent layer that is put over the base – the original XML schema – and allows all of the original structural components, attributes, types, and comments to show through.
Why and when should you use guidelines for your XML schemas?
- For frequent changes: If you need to update the underlying XML schema regularly.
- If you cannot change the base schema: If a standard organisation, regulatory body or external system has created the schema and it is not under your direct control.
- For different profiles: If you need to maintain different profiles for different use cases.
Reduce maintenance efforts and costs with XML Guide technology
The guide technology has the major benefit of allowing the base schema to be changed without the need of a new guide. Notes and comments submitted to the schema guide, such as specifications or restriction, are simply stored inside the guide and have no effect on the base. You can put several schema guides on top of one other, as if they were transparent, and further restrict given the context.
Webinar topics of “Customised guides for your XML schemas – Why, when and how should you use this technology?”
In this webinar you will learn everything you need to know about:
- The basic design principles for schema guides
- How to edit schema guides in GEFEG.FX
- How to use the XML Schema Guide Editor in GEFEG.FX
- Creating human-readable documentation for your XML Schema Guides
- Importing and exporting XML Schemas
Take the opportunity to deepen your knowledge and make your XML Schemas more efficient – with the advanced features of GEFEG.FX.
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Who is the webinar planned for?
We recommend the webinar to all technical and business-oriented staff of companies organizing or implementing XML schema format exchanges
Which knowledge should you already have?
Interest in Schema Development
How much time will the webinar take?
Allow about 50 to 60 minutes to attend this webinar.
