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Defining complex types
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10 Click the group particle symbol in the diagram for each child element
you want to create.
The child element symbols appear attached to the group particle symbol.
11 Double-click a child element symbol to display its property sheet.
12 Type a name and a code for the child element.
13 Repeat steps 11 and 12 for each child element.
14 Click OK.
How to link a child object to a complex type?
XML objects do not support standard link objects. To link a child object to a
complex type, you must click the child object tool in the palette and then
click the complex type symbol in the diagram. This will automatically create
a link between both objects. See the following table for allowed links:
Tool Action Result
If you click a complex type
symbol with the Element
tool, a sequence group
particle and a child element
symbol are created. You can
modify the group particle
via its property sheet
If you click a complex type
symbol with the Any tool, a
sequence group particle and
an any symbol are created.
You can modify the group
particle via its property
sheet