Data Schema Editor

Use the Data Schema editor to model data element information. Double-click any data schema entity in the Dictionary view to open the Data Schema editor.

Note:

When using data schemas created outside of Design Studio, ensure that the schema defines a target namespace.

When modeling data in the Data Schema editor, see the following topics:

About the Data Schema Editor Context Menu
Data Schema Editor Data Element Tab

About the Data Schema Editor Context Menu

The Data Schema editor context menu contains actions specific to simple and structured data elements. To access these actions, you right-click in the Data Schema editor Dictionary tree area. The context menu options that are available depend on the selection in the view. For example, the list of context menu options that appear when you have a structured data element actively selected is different than the list that appears when no data element in the editor is selected.

See "Modeling Data Using Context Menus" for more information.

Data Schema Editor Data Element Tab

Use the Data Schema editor Data Element tab to view a hierarchical representation of data elements in the schema, and to access a common set of subtabs that enable you further refine entities and data elements.

When modeling data in the Data Schema editor Data Element tab, see the following topics:

Field	Use
Type	Select a specific data type to limit the nodes that appear in the Dictionary area to structured data elements or simple data elements.
Filter	Search for specific data nodes, such as a specific address or person. When using the Filter field, consider the following: The filter is not case sensitive. Use a space between terms to filter for multiple terms. Add OR between terms to filter for either one or the other. For example, entering 32 OR aa returns occurrences of 32 or aa. Variations of a word are returned. For example, a search query for ID returns productID, customerID, and orderID. Use a hyphen (-) before a second filter term to omit specific variations of words (ensure there is a space before the hyphen). For example, a filter for ID -product returns customerID and orderID, but not productID.
Clear Filter button	Remove all criteria from the Filter field.

Field

Use

Type

Select a specific data type to limit the nodes that appear in the Dictionary area to structured data elements or simple data elements.

Filter

Search for specific data nodes, such as a specific address or person.

When using the Filter field, consider the following:

The filter is not case sensitive.
Use a space between terms to filter for multiple terms.
Add OR between terms to filter for either one or the other. For example, entering 32 OR aa returns occurrences of 32 or aa.
Variations of a word are returned. For example, a search query for ID returns productID, customerID, and orderID.
Use a hyphen (-) before a second filter term to omit specific variations of words (ensure there is a space before the hyphen). For example, a filter for ID -product returns customerID and orderID, but not productID.

Clear Filter button

Remove all criteria from the Filter field.