XML Schema Checking

[sengfoo]

Hi all,

I need you all help me to solve my problem here. The problem im facing now is I have 2 tag to fill in which is

<Specialization></Specialization>
<JobRole></JobRole>

JobRole's data are inserted base on the value insert in Specialization. For example :

Specialization : IT/Computer Science
Job Role : Programmer, Network Administrator, Developer, etc
Specialization : Secretary
Job Role : Secretary

Job Role "Secretary" can only be fill in if only specializaton "Secretary" are inserted. How can i do this in XML schema?

Your help is needed! Thanks

[MarkoKlacar]

Hi,

Is your schema XSD or DTD?

/MK

[Dormilich]

XSD when I understand it right.

[jkmyoung]

So in other words, you can have
1.
<Specialization></Specialization>
<JobRole></JobRole>

2. <Specialization>Secretary</Specialization>
<JobRole></JobRole>

3. <Specialization>Secretary</Specialization>
<JobRole>Secretary</JobRole>

but this is not allowed?
4. <Specialization></Specialization>
<JobRole>Secretary</JobRole>

What you're trying to do is called cooccurrence constraints. You could validate it if you were using extensions, such as schematron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schematron. The functionality to check what you're doing is not within xml schema, unless you're using key/index constraints, which it doesn't look like you are from your IT example.

[sengfoo]

Hi,

My schema is XSD format.

And here is my scenario

Correct:
<Specialization>IT/Computer Science</Specialization>
<JobRole>Programmer</JobRole>

Wrong:
<Specialization>IT/Computer Science</Specialization>
<JobRole>Secretary</JobRole>

where the specialization and job role is a mandatory field

Thanks for the help!