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nea neluSubject: ey/unique that is out of scope
Author: nea nelu
Date: 30 Mar 2005 08:36 PM
Hi,
I'm new with SS XML professional ed.
I have the folowing problem:
I'm using a keyref in an xsd schema.
When I'm trying to enter data in the xml file
I'm getting the folowing message: "refers to a key/unique that is out of scope".

Do I have to bind in a way the xml file containing the reffered key
to the current xml file?
Thanks a lot for your help.

Nea

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(Deleted User) Subject: ey/unique that is out of scope
Author: (Deleted User)
Date: 31 Mar 2005 04:25 AM
Hi Nea,
can you post as an attachment the XML Schema and the XML files involved?
It's hard for us to understand what's wrong from just a generic description
of the issue.

Thanks,
Alberto

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nea neluSubject: ey/unique that is out of scope
Author: nea nelu
Date: 31 Mar 2005 10:45 AM
Thank you for your posting,
I'm gone provide more details:

I have 2 xml files: e.xml and d.xml.
Each of them has associated a schema file: e.xsd and d.xsd respectively. Both of them has the same targetnamespace and the same URI.
d.xsd has an <include e.xsd.

e.xsd has a key e_key.
d.xsd has a key d_key.
Moreover d.xsd has a keyref e_key_ref to e_key.
Everityhing is fine until now - the xsd files are validated.
The problem appears when I try to add data to d.xml. I'm getting the error message
regarding the element representing the refference key:
"
The keyref 'e_key_ref' refers to a key/unique that is out of scope.
"

Thank you for your help!

fOLOWING WILL FIND THE FILES (I have made some simplifications for the sake of space)
The files:


-------------------------------------------------------
e.xsd

<?xml version = "1.0"?>
<schema xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
targetNamespace="http://www.pseudo.org"
xmlns:ew="http://www.pseudo.org"
elementFormDefault="qualified">
<element name="Es">
<complexType>
<sequence>
<element ref="ew:E" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
<!-- Specifying the primary key for the e-->
<key name="E_KEY">
<selector xpath=".//ew:E"/>
<field xpath="ew:ID"/>
</key>
</element>
<!-- defining the IDtype -->
<simpleType name= "IDtype">
<restriction base="integer">
<minInclusive value="1"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
<!-- the ID -->
<element name="ID" type="ew:IDtype"/>
<!-- Equipment -->
<element name="E">
<complexType>
<sequence>
<element ref="ew:ID" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
</element>

-------------------------------------------------------
d.xsd

<?xml version = "1.0"?>
<schema xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
targetNamespace="http://www.pseudo.org"
xmlns:ew="http://www.pseudo.org"
elementFormDefault="qualified">
<!-- INCLUDING THE ES SCHEMA -->
<include schemaLocation="file:///./e.xsd"/>
<!-- DEFINING THE DS -->
<element name="Ds">
<complexType>
<sequence>
<element ref="ew:D" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
<!-- Specifying the primary key for the d-->
<key name="D_KEY">
<selector xpath=".//ew:D"/>
<field xpath="ew:Name"/>
</key>
<!-- DEFINING THE REFERENCE KEY TO EQUIPMENTS -->
<keyref name="E_KEY_REF" refer="ew:E_KEY">
<selector xpath=".//ew:D"/>
<field xpath="ew:EID"/>
</keyref>
</element>

<!-- defining the NAMEtype -->
<simpleType name= "NAMEtype">
<restriction base="string">
</restriction>
</simpleType>

<element name="Department">
<complexType>
<sequence>
<element ref="ew:Name" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
<element ref="ew:EID" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
</element>

<element name="Name" type="ew:NAMEtype"/>
<element name="EID" type="ew:IDtype"/>


-------------------------------------------------------
d.xml
<?xml version='1.0' ?>

<a:Ds xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:a="http://www.pseudo.org" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.pseudo.org file://./d.xsd">
<a:D>
<a:Name>HJL</a:Name>
<a:EID>3</a:EID> <!-- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HERE IS THE PLACE WHERE THE ERROR IS THOROWN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -->
</a:D>
</a:Ds>

---------------------------------------------------------
e.xml
exists and is valid. It contains 3 as an ID in one of its elements.


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(Deleted User) Subject: ey/unique that is out of scope
Author: (Deleted User)
Date: 31 Mar 2005 01:40 PM
Hi Nea,
you are indeed doing something that the XML Schema specs don't allow.
You want to reference from the definition of D element a table of key
values built on E elements, but the XML Schema specs, at § 3.11.4
(Identity-constraint Definition Validation Rules), point 4.3 say:

"4.3 If the {identity-constraint category} is keyref, then for each member
of the qualified node set [...], there must be a node table associated
with the {referenced key} in the [identity-constraint table] of the
element information item [...], which must be understood as logically
prior to this clause of this constraint [...]"

The "logically prior" constraint is further expanded in a following note:
"Note: Because the validation of keyref (see clause 4.3) depends on
finding appropriate entries in a element information item's node table,
and node tables are assembled strictly recursively from the node tables
of descendants, only element information items within the sub-tree
rooted at the element information item being validated can be referenced
successfully."

In your case, while validating D, there is no E element yet visible.
If you want to have D reference E, you must move the two definitions
(the xs:key on E and the xs:keyref on D) upwards, probably on the definition
of the root element (the two snippets you provided are very incomplete,
so I cannot find such a common point).

Hope this helps,
Alberto
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