Contextual Menu Actions in the Design Mode

The contextual menu of the Design mode includes the following actions:

Show Definition (Ctrl + Shift + Enter)

Shows the definition for the current selected component. For references, this action is available by clicking the arrow displayed in its bottom right corner.

Open Schema (Ctrl + Shift + Enter)

Opens the selected schema. This action is available for xsd:import, xsd:include and xsd:redefine elements. If the file you try to open does not exist, a warning message is displayed and you have the possibility to create the file.

Edit Attributes (Alt + Shift + Enter)

Allows you to edit the attributes of the selected component in a small in-place editor that presents the same attributes as in the Attributes View and the Facets View. The actions that can be performed on attributes in this dialog box are the same actions presented in the two views.

Append child

Offers a list of valid components, depending on the context, and appends your selection as a child of the currently selected component. You can set a name for a named component after it has been added in the diagram.

Insert before

Offers a list of valid components, depending on the context, and inserts your selection before the selected component, as a sibling. You can set a name for a named component after it has been added in the diagram.

Insert after

Offers a list of valid components, depending on the context, and inserts your selection after the selected component, as a sibling. You can set a name for a named component after it has been added in the diagram.

New global

Inserts a global component in the schema diagram. This action does not depend on the current context. If you choose to insert an import you have to specify the URL of the imported file, the target namespace and the import ID. The same information, excluding the target namespace, is requested for an xsd:include or xsd:redefine element.

Note

If the imported file has declared a target namespace, the field Namespace is completed automatically.

Edit Schema Namespaces

When performed on the schema root, it allows you to edit the schema target namespace and namespace mappings. You can also invoke the action by double-clicking the target namespace property from Attributes view for the schema or by double-clicking the schema component.

Edit Annotations

Allows you to edit the annotation for the selected schema component in the Edit Annotations dialog box. You can perform the following operations in the dialog box:

• Edit all appinfo/documentation items for a specific annotation - All appinfo/documentation items for a specific annotation are presented in a table and can be easily edited. Information about an annotation item includes: type (documentation/appinfo), content, source (optional, specify the source of the documentation/appinfo element) and xml:lang. The content of a documentation/appinfo item can be edited in the Content area below the table.
• Insert/Insert before/Remove documentation/appinfo. The Add button allows you to insert a new annotation item (documentation/appinfo). You can add a new item before the item selected in table by pressing the Insert Before button. Also, you can delete the selected item using the Remove button.
• Move items up/down - to do this use the Move up and Move down buttons.
• Insert/Insert before/Remove annotation - Available for components that allow multiple annotations such as schemas or redefines.
• Specify an ID for the component annotation. An optional identifier for the annotation.

Annotations are rendered by default under the graphical representation of the component. When you have a reference to a component with annotations, these annotations are presented in the diagram also below the reference component. The Edit Annotations action invoked from the contextual menu edit the annotations for the reference. If the reference component does not have annotations, you can edit the annotations of the referenced component by double-clicking the annotations area. Otherwise, you can edit the referenced component annotations only if you go to the definition of the component.

Note

For imported/included components that do not belong to the currently edited schema, the Edit Annotations dialog box presents the annotation as read-only. To edit its annotation, open the schema where the component is defined.

Extract Global Element

Action that is available for local elements. A local element is made global and is replaced with a reference to the global element. The local element properties that are also valid for the global element declaration are kept.

Extracting a Global Element

If you use the Extract Global Element action on a name element , the result is:

Extracting a Global Element on a name Element

Extract Global Attribute

Action available for local attributes. A local attribute is made global and replaced with a reference to the global attribute. The properties of local attribute that are also valid in the global attribute declaration are kept.

Extracting a Global Attribute

If you use the Extract Global Attribute action on a note attribute, the result is:

Extracting a Global Attribute on a note Attribute

Extract Global Group

Action available for compositors (sequence, choice, all). This action extracts a global group and makes a reference to it. The action is enabled only if the parent of the compositor is not a group.

Extracting a Global Group

If you use the Extract Global Group action on the sequence element, the Extract Global Component dialog box is displayed and you can choose a name for the group. If you type personGroup, the result is:

Extracting a Global Gropu on a sequence Element

Extract Global Type

Action used to extract an anonymous simple type or an anonymous complex type as global. For anonymous complex types, the action is available on the parent element.

Extracting a Global Simple Type

If you use the action on the union component and choose numericST for the new global simple type name, the result is:

Extracting a Global Simple Type on a union Component

Extracting a Global Complex Type

If you use the action on a person element and choose person_type for the new complex type name, the result is:

Extracting a Global Complex Type on a person Element

Rename Component in

Rename the selected component.

Cut Ctrl + X (Command + X on OS X)

Cut the selected component(s).

Copy Ctrl + C (Command + C on OS X)

Copy the selected component(s).

Copy XPath

This action copies an XPath expression that identifies the selected element or attribute in an instance XML document of the edited schema and places it in the clipboard.

Paste Ctrl + V (Command + V on OS X)

Paste the component(s) from the clipboard as children of the selected component.

Paste as Reference

Create references to the copied component(s). If not possible a warning message is displayed.

Remove (Delete)

Remove the selected component(s).

Override component

Copies the overridden component in the current XML Schema. This option is available for xs:override components.

Redefine component

The referenced component is added in the current XML Schema. This option is available for xs:redefine components.

Optional

Can be performed on element/attribute/group references, local attributes, elements, compositors, and element wildcards. The minOccurs property is set to 0 and the use property for attributes is set to optional.

Unbounded

Can be performed on element/attribute/group references, local attributes, elements, compositors, and element wildcards. The maxOccurs property is set to unbounded and the use property for attributes is set to required.

Search

Can be performed on local elements or attributes. This action makes a reference to a global element or attribute.

Search References

Searches all references of the item found at current cursor position in the defined scope if any.

Search References in

Searches all references of the item found at current cursor position in the specified scope.

Search Occurrences in File

Searches all occurrences of the item found at current cursor position in the current file.

Component Dependencies

Allows you to see the dependencies for the current selected component.

Resource Hierarchy

Allows you to see the hierarchy for the current selected resource.

Flatten Schema

Recursively adds the components of included Schema files to the main one. It also flattens every imported XML Schema from the hierarchy.

Resource Dependencies

Allows you to see the dependencies for the current selected resource.

Expand All

Recursively expands all sub-components of the selected component.

Collapse All

Recursively collapses all sub-components of the selected component.

Save as Image

Save the diagram as image, in JPEG, BMP, SVG or PNG format.

Generate Sample XML Files

Generate XML files using the current opened schema. The selected component is the XML document root. See more in the Generate Sample XML Files section.

Options

Show the Schema preferences panel.