Schema File Properties

 

When you select a schema in Visual Studio Solution Explorer, properties for the schema are displayed in the Properties window. The following table shows the properties that you can be examine and set in the Property window.

Property name Category Description
Filename Miscellaneous Specifies the name of the selected schema file.
Full Path Miscellaneous Shows the file system location in which the selected schema file is stored.
Build Action Advanced Specifies whether the selected schema should be compiled.
Fully Qualified Name Advanced Shows the fully qualified name of the managed type associated with the selected schema file.
Namespace Advanced Specifies the namespace of the managed type associated with the selected schema file.
Type Name Advanced Specifies the name of the managed type associated with the selected schema file.
Default Property Schema Name Property Schema Specifies the name of the property schema file used by the Quick Promotion feature.
Generate Instance Output Type General Specifies the format of generated instance messages as XML or Native (non-XML).
Input Instance Filename General Specifies the full path of a file containing an input instance message you want to validate as conforming to the selected schema.
Output Instance Filename General Specifies the full path of the file to which generated output instance messages will be written.
Validate Instance Input Type General Specifies the format of input instance messages to be validated (XML or Native).