Understanding the Message Schema Builder
The message Schema Builder enables you to build, import, modify and delete XML message schemas.
Note: The terms message schema, XML message schema, and schema are used interchangeably in this topic.
To test message schemas during development, use the Schema Tester utility.
Use the Service Operations - General page to enable runtime validation for a service operation, or use the Service Schema Validation page to enable validation for several service operations at a time.
An XML message schema describes a model for the arrangement of tags and text in a valid XML document. A schema provides a common vocabulary for a particular application that exchanges documents.
You can use the Message Schema Builder to manage message schemas for rowset-based messages in the application database.
Note: You can also use the pages of the Message Builder component to manage rowset-based and nonrowset-based schemas. However, the Message Builder enables you to work with only one message schema at a time, whereas , the Message Schema Builder enables you to perform actions, such as building and deleting message schemas, on multiple messages at a time.
Note: You cannot use the Message Schema Builder to build schemas for message parts or container messages. You must use the Message Builder component to build schemas for these message types.
Rowset-Based Message Schemas
Use the Message Schema Builder to generate, regenerate, view or delete rowset-based message schemas.
You cannot regenerate or delete a rowset-based message schema that is a message part. Part and container schemas are automatically generated at save time so there's no need to explicitly regenerate or delete them.
Nonrowset-Based Message Schemas
Use the Message Schema Builder to import new nonrowset-based schemas into the database, modify existing nonrowset-based message schemas, or delete them.
Schemas for nonrowset-based message parts can be deleted or modified, but message parts should never be without a schema. After deleting a nonrowset-based message part, you should always import or enter a new schema for the message.