Date Issued: 13 September 2012
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction
1. Scope and Context
2. Structure of this Document
3. Nomenclature
4. References
   
   
2. Platform Specific Model of the Binding
   1. Full Data Model Description
   2. Core Profile Data Model Description
      
      
3. Application of the Binding Guidelines
   1. Full Specification
   2. Core Profile
      
      
4. XSD File Documentation
   1. Full Data Model XSD Documentation
   2. Core Profile Data Model XSD Documentation
      
      
5. Vocabularies
6. Appendix A - Listing of the XSDs
7. About This Document
8. List of Contributors
9. Revision History

1. Introduction

This document is a part of the IMS Global Access for All Personal Needs & Preferences (AfA PNP) v3.0 specification. The binding details how the AfA PNP Information Model is realised as an XML binding: using and XSD description. The AfA PNP binding is contained in two XSD files: for the full and core profile versions. The IMS Global AfA Best Practice and Implementation Guide [AfA, 12b] provides non-normative guidance on how to use the Binding and Information Model. For a conceptual overview of the AfA Specification, please see the overview description [AfA, 12a]. For a discussion of potential applications, see the Best Practice & Implementation Guide.

1.1 Scope and Context

The IMS Global AfA PNP v3.0 XSD Binding v1.0 is used in conjunction with the following documents:

1. IMS Global Access for All Digital Resource Description Information Model v3.0 [AfADRD, 12] – the data model definition of the AfA DRD;
2. IMS Global Access for All Data Element Specification v3.0 [AfADES, 12] – the set of data elements used for the AfA DRD;
3. IMS Global Access for All Personal Needs & Preferences Information Model v3.0 [AfAPNP, 12] – the data model definition of the AfA PNP;
4. IMS Global Access for All Best Practice and Implementation Guide v1.0 – key information on how to adopt and implement the specification.[AfA, 12b]

As such the Access for All Personal Needs & Preferences specification supersedes the specifications:

1. IMS Global Access for All Personal Needs & PreferencesInformation Model Final Specification v2.0 [AfAPNP, 10].

This XSD binding takes the Access for All Digital Resource Description Information Model and produces an encoding of that description in XSD. The XSD is created using the IMS Global Binding Auto-generation Tool-kit (I-BAT) [I-BAT, 06].

1.2 Structure of this Document

The structure of this document is:

1.3 Nomenclature

1.4 References

2. Platform Specific Model of the Binding

2.1 Full Data Model Description

The data model for the AfA PNP is shown in Figures 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5.

2.2 Profile Data Model Description

The data model for the AfA PNP Core Profile is shown in Figure 2.6.

3. Application of the Binding Guidelines

The Key for Tables 3.1 and 3.2 is:

1. The 'PSM Reference' field refers to information in the PSM description (Section 2 in this document). The sub-fields are:
   1. Name – the name of the data structure in the PSM and PIM
   2. UML Type – the type of UML construct i.e. either Class or Attribute
   3. Figure – the reference Figure number in this document;
2. The 'PIM Reference' field refers to infomation in the AfA DRD Information Model [AfAPNP, 12]. The sub-fields are:
   1. Type – the type of the data structure in the Information Model
   2. Table – the reference number of Tabular description in the corresponding Information Model document;
3. The 'XSD Reference' field refers to infrmation in the XSD descriptions (Section 4 in this document). The sub-fields are:
   1. Name – the name of the field in the XSD(s)
   2. Type – the type of XSD construct i.e. either a ComplexType or Element.

3.1 Full Specification

The mapping between the PIM and PSM descriptions is detailed in Table 3.1.

* denotes that the associated vocabulary is defined in the AfA DES document [AfADES, 12].

3.2 Core Profile

The mapping between the PIM and PSM descriptions is detailed in Table 3.2.

4. XSD File Documentation

The XSD file documentation has been produced by the Oxygen XML Editing tool.

4.1 Full Data Model XSD Documentation

Click on the Section header to access this documentation for the Full data model description.

4.2 Core Profile Data Model XSD Documentation

Click on the Section header to access this documentation for the Core Profile data model description.

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5. Vocabularies

The vocabulary terms in the XSD binding are as defined in the information model [AfADES, 12]. When proprietary vocabulary terms are required, these must have the prefix 'ext:'. For example a new vocabualry term 'myAudio' would have the value 'ext:myAudio'. The use of the 'ext:' prefix is required by the full model XSD.

Appendix A - Listing of the XSDs

The XSD files are:

• The full XSD – msafav3p0pnp_v1p0.xsd
• The core XSD – imsafav3p0pnp_corev1p0.xsd

This file was generated by the I-BATv1.0 tool using the PSM representation described in Section 2. Documentation of the XSDs is supplied in Section 4.

About This Document

List of Contributors

The following individuals contributed to the development of this document:

Revision History

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Date: 13 September 2012.