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Defining elements
Property | Description |
ID | ID of the Any. Its value must be of type ID and unique within |
| the model containing the Any. Only available in a model |
| targeted with XSD |
Namespace | Namespaces containing the objects that can be used. If you |
| select ##any, objects from any namespace can be used. If you |
| select ##other, objects from any namespace other than the |
| target namespace of the schema can be used. If you select |
| ##local, objects that are not qualified with a namespace can |
| be used. If you select ##targetNamespace, objects from the |
| target namespace of the schema can be used. If you type a |
| combination of URI references, ##targetNamespace and |
| ##local, provided they are separated by a white space, objects |
| from this combination can be used. Only available in a model |
| targeted with XSD |
Process contents | Indicator of how an XML processor should handle validation |
| of XML documents containing the objects specified by the |
| Any. If you select Strict, the XML processor must obtain the |
| schema and validate any object of the specified namespaces. |
| If you select Lax, the XML processor will try to obtain the |
| schema and validate any object of the specified namespaces. |
| If the schema cannot be found, no error will occur. If you |
| select Skip, the XML processor will not try to validate the |
| objects of the specified namespaces. Only available in a |
| model targeted with XSD |
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To create an Any:
1 Select the Any tool in the palette.
2 Click a choice or a sequence symbol in the diagram.
The Any symbol appears in the diagram attached to the choice or sequence symbol.
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Click the Pointer tool in the palette.
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