4862 2007-07-18 10:42:22 +0000 What's an XML outline? 2007-07-18 15:59:17 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified WS-Policy Guidelines FPWD PC Windows XP RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 ashok.malhotra fsasaki public-ws-policy-qa oldest_to_newest 15852 0 ashok.malhotra 2007-07-18 10:42:22 +0000 The guidelines document uses the words "XML outline". Where is this defined and if it is defined? And how is it defined? 15860 1 chrisfer 2007-07-18 15:59:17 +0000 Best Practice 6: Provide an XML definition Assertion authors should provide an XML schema [XML Schema] definition to specify the syntax of an assertion. A reader-friendly description such as an XML outline (see below) is also useful. An example of a specification that provides an XML Outline is the Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy document [Web Services Reliable Messaging Policy]. The definition of the outline syntax used in that specification is found in its Terminology section (1.1). As an example of the outline syntax in use, the following outline has been copied from the aforementioned specification. <example> RESOLUTION: close issue 4862 with the above text replacing BP 6 and its rationale with the text above See http://www.w3.org/2007/07/18-ws-policy-irc#T15-58-39