Editing Modular XML Files in the Master Files Context

Smaller interrelated modules that define a complex XML modular structure cannot be correctly edited or validated individually, due to their interdependency with other modules. Oxygen XML Editor provides the support for defining the main module (or modules), allowing you to edit any file from the hierarchy in the context of the master XML files.

You cat set a main XML document either using the master files support from the Project view, or using a validation scenario.

To set a main file using a validation scenario, add validation units that point to the main modules. Oxygen XML Editor warns you if the current module is not part of the dependencies graph computed for the main XML document. In this case, it considers the current module as the main XML document.

The advantages of editing in the context of a master file include:

correct validation of a module in the context of a larger XML structure;
Content Completion Assistant displays all collected entities and IDs starting from the master files;
Oxygen XML Editor uses the schema defined in the master file when you edit a module which is included in the hierarchy through the External Entity mechanism;
the master files defined for the current module determines the scope of the search and refactoring actions for ID/IDREFS values and for updating references when renaming/moving a resource. Oxygen XML Editor performs the search and refactoring actions in the context that the master files determine, improving the speed of execution.

To watch our video demonstration about editing modular XML files in the master files context, go to http://oxygenxml.com/demo/Working_With_XML_Modules.html.