The XML schema editor provides the tools to easily generate XML schema components without possessing an in depth knowledge of XML schema semantics.
The XML schema specification defines a large number of components such as complex types, simple types, groups, annotations, elements, attributes, and so on. To create a valid schema, you must understand the relationships between these components. For example, the <include>, <import> or <redefine> elements must appear before any other children of the schema element. An attribute can be added to a complex type, but not a simple type. There are many other relationships.
The XML schema editor removes the burden of remembering all these details. You can use the editor's Design view to add all of your schema components.
In these next steps, you will add several components to your schema, including simple and complex types, and global elements:
With the XML Schema editor it is possible to create valuable XML schema files without knowing all of the details and rules surrounding XML schema.