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7.1 Base ADMX Schema

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The ADMX Base Types Schema provides the base types shared by the schema types in the ADMX Policy Definition Types Schema.

Base Types Element Name

Description

Annotation

String comment base definition for ADMX files. Strings added to this tag will not be processed by GP tools.

fileName

A valid file name. The file name is specified without a file path.

GUID

Represents a curly braced GUID string.

itemName

String representing all defined type names (for example, categories).

itemReference

String representing all references to defined types, (for example, categories).

LocalizedString

A localized string.

presentationReference

String representing a reference to a policy parameter presentation definition in the localized presentation table.

registryKey

A valid registry key path. This is specified without reference to local system or user hive.

registryValueName

A valid registry value name.

resourceID

A localized string id used in the localized string table.

stringReference

A reference to a localized string in the localized string table.

versionString

String value representing decimal version associated with the major and minor ADMX schema version updates.

BaseTypes.xsd

            
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <xs:schema id="ADMX" elementFormDefault="qualified" 
 targetNamespace="http://www.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/PolicyDefinitio
 ns" xmlns:pd="http://www.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/PolicyDefinitions" 
 version="1.0" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
   <xs:simpleType name="GUID">
     <xs:annotation>
       <xs:documentation>A standard {12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789
 abcd} style guid string.</xs:documentation>
     </xs:annotation>
     <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
       <xs:pattern value="\{[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]
 {4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}-[0-9A-Fa-f]{12}\}"/>
     </xs:restriction>
   </xs:simpleType>
            
   <xs:simpleType name="versionString">
     <xs:restriction base="xs:token">
       <xs:pattern value="[0-9]{1,4}\.[0-9]{1,5}"/>
     </xs:restriction>
   </xs:simpleType>
            
   <xs:simpleType name="stringReference">
     <xs:annotation>
       <xs:documentation>A reference to a localized string in the 
 localized string section/table.</xs:documentation>
     </xs:annotation>
     <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
       <xs:pattern value="\$\(string\.(\p{L}|\p{N}|_)+\)"/>
     </xs:restriction>
   </xs:simpleType>
            
   <xs:simpleType name="presentationReference">
     <xs:annotation>
       <xs:documentation>A reference to a policy presentation in the 
 localized presentation section/table.</xs:documentation>
     </xs:annotation>
     <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
       <xs:pattern value="\$\(presentation\.(\p{L}|\p{N}|_)+\)"/>
     </xs:restriction>
   </xs:simpleType>
            
   <xs:simpleType name="resourceID">
     <xs:annotation>
       <xs:documentation>A localized string id (used in the localized 
 string section/table).</xs:documentation>
     </xs:annotation>
     <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
       <xs:pattern value="(\p{L}|\p{N}|_)+"/>
     </xs:restriction>
   </xs:simpleType>
            
   <xs:complexType name="Annotation" mixed="true">
     <xs:sequence>
       <xs:any processContents="skip"/>
     </xs:sequence>
     <xs:attribute name="application" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
   </xs:complexType>
            
   <xs:simpleType name="itemName">
     <xs:annotation>
       <xs:documentation>The base type for all defined type names, 
 e.g. categories.</xs:documentation>
     </xs:annotation>
     <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
       <xs:pattern value="(\p{L}|\p{N}|_)+"/>
     </xs:restriction>
   </xs:simpleType>
            
   <xs:simpleType name="itemReference">
     <xs:annotation>
       <xs:documentation>The base type for all references to defined 
 types, e.g. categories.</xs:documentation>
     </xs:annotation>
     <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
       <xs:pattern value="((\p{L}|\p{N}|_)+)|((\p{L}|\p{N}|_)+:
 (\p{L}|\p{N}|_)+)"/>
     </xs:restriction>
   </xs:simpleType>
            
   <xs:complexType name="LocalizedString">
     <xs:annotation>
       <xs:documentation>A localized string</xs:documentation>
     </xs:annotation>
     <xs:simpleContent>
       <xs:extension base="xs:string">
         <xs:attribute name="id" type="pd:resourceID" use="required"/>
       </xs:extension>
     </xs:simpleContent>
   </xs:complexType>
            
   <xs:simpleType name="registryKey">
     <xs:annotation>
       <xs:documentation>A valid registry key path (without reference 
 to local system or user hive).</xs:documentation>
     </xs:annotation>
     <xs:restriction base="xs:string"/>
   </xs:simpleType>
            
   <xs:simpleType name="registryValueName">
     <xs:annotation>
       <xs:documentation>A valid registry value 
 name.</xs:documentation>
     </xs:annotation>
     <xs:restriction base="xs:string"/>
   </xs:simpleType>
            
   <xs:simpleType name="fileName">
     <xs:annotation>
       <xs:documentation>A valid file name (without a file path).
 </xs:documentation>
     </xs:annotation>
     <xs:restriction base="xs:string"/>
   </xs:simpleType>
            
 </xs:schema>