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Chapter 2 Building an XML model
XSM User's Guide 45
How to link a child object to an element?
XML objects do not support standard link objects. To link a child object to
an element, you must click the child object tool in the palette and then click
the element symbol in the diagram. This will automatically create a link
between both objects. See the following table for allowed links:
Tool Action Result
If you click a parent element
symbol with the Element tool, a
sequence group particle and a
child element symbol are created.
You can modify the group
particle via its property sheet
If you click the upper part of a
child element symbol with the
Element tool, a brother element
symbol appears above the child
element symbol
If you click the middle part of a
child element symbol with the
Element tool, a sequence group
particle and a grand child element
symbol are created. You can
modify the group particle via its
property sheet
If you click the lower part of a
child element symbol with the
Element tool, a brother element
symbol appears below the child
element symbol
If you click an element symbol
with the Any tool, a sequence
group particle and an any symbol
are created. You can modify the
group particle via its property
sheet
If you click an element symbol
with the Group tool, a referencing
group is created. You must now
select a group for the reference