XML Basics


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XML Basics

2 Day Training Program

Need training on XML or ACORD Standards? Arrange for a private class at your company or consider holding it virtually.

XML Basics

2 Day Training Program

This course covers the basics of XML including creating documents, DTDs, and schemas and the role of namespaces. Students leave with the knowledge and experience of working with XML.

Course materials use both general and insurance-based examples to explain each topic. Specific ACORD examples are utilized for our ACORD implementation clients.

Topics include:

1. Why XML? What is it?

	Where it came from
	XML Guiding Principles
	What it comprises
	Organizations involved

2. XML documents

	Reading an XML document
	Use of Elements and attributes
	Identifying start and end tags
	Role of a hierarchical structure

3. Making use of XML (Lab)

	Steps to creating your own document
	Review sample XML documents
	Construct your own XML Document

4. XML DTDs and Schemas

	Well-formed versus valid documents
	What is a DTD?
	What is a schema?
	Pros and Cons of both
	What they each look like

5. Available XML Design and Validation tools

6. Schema Syntax

	Data types
	Defining Elements - required/optional, single/repeating, "and"/"or" combinations, ordering, restricting/extending

	Defining Attributes
	Use of enumerated lists
	Use of IDs and IDRefs
	Documentation Support

7. Making Use of XML (Lab)

	Create a Schema based on document created earlier
	Utilize company recommended XML Design Tool
	Validate an XML document

8. Support for inheritance

	Utilizing Namespaces
	Schema features

9. Advanced XML Topics

	SOAP
	XPATH
	Overview of related efforts such as XSLT, DOM, SAX, WSDL

Prepare in advance:

Use your time wisely and provide the instructor with specific issues you are trying to work through. When feasible, examples provided at least one week prior to the course will be worked into the use cases.

Target Audience:

This class targets business analysts and developers who have no familiarity with XML. It also serves as a pre-requisite for the ACORD XML training classes.


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