
Chapter 2 Building an XML model
You can access directly to the Items page of a group particle property sheet through the contextual menu.
Creating a group particle
There are different ways to create a group particle.
From an element The same procedure applies for groups and complex types. property sheet
To create a group particle from an element property sheet:
1Select a group particle from the Group type dropdown listbox of the element property sheet.
2Click OK.
The element symbol appears selected, with an Expand tab (+) on its right side.
3Click an empty space in the diagram, to deselect the element symbol, and click the Expand tab (+) to reveal the group particle symbol and its link with the element symbol.
Note the Collapse tab
Click the Expand tab (+) to recover the group particle symbol and its link.
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5Select the Items page to display a list of items.
6Click the Add Element tool for each child element you create in the list. or
Click an empty row in the list for each child element you want to create.
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