Modeling Business Objects with XML Schema (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming) [Paperback]

Berthold Daum (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1558608168 | ISBN-13: 978-1558608160 | Publication Date: April 21, 2003 | Edition: 1

XML Schema is the new language standard from the W3C and the new foundation for defining data in Web-based systems. There is a wealth of information available about Schemas but very little understanding of how to use this highly formal specification for creating documents. Grasping the power of Schemas means going back to the basics of documents themselves, and the semantic rules, or grammars, that define them. Written for schema designers, system architects, programmers, and document authors, Modeling Business Objects with XML Schema guides you through understanding Schemas from the basic concepts, type systems, type derivation, inheritance, namespace handling, through advanced concepts in schema design.

*Reviews basic XML syntax and the Schema recommendation in detail.
*Builds a knowledge base model step by step (about jazz music) that is used throughout the book.
*Discusses Schema design in large environments, best practice design patterns, and Schema's relation to object-oriented concepts.

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"XML and Schemas are now taking the enterprise world by storm. Understanding how to leverage their abilities is essential to those who already use XML from fields such as the web, content and knowledge management, and e-business. But it is equally important that experts in other technologies, such object-oriented or relational technology, build their understanding of XML Schemas. Specifications such as the XML Schema Recommendations produced by the Working Group must focus on defining technology and do not have the luxury of explaining motivation, design issues and applications. This book fills that need admirably."-From the foreword by Dave Hollander, CTO, Contivo, Inc.; Co-chair W3C XML Schema Working Group.

Book Description

The art of writing XML schema in a systematic way.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann; 1 edition (April 21, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558608168
• ISBN-13: 978-1558608160
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,974,661 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book for XML in a corporate environment, September 13, 2003

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Dave Mccomb (Ft Collins, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modeling Business Objects with XML Schema (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming) (Paperback)

This is the best book out there on XML. If you want an intro to XML get Mark Johnson's article "XML for the Absolute Beginner." If you want to go in depth, this is the place to go.

Unlike the hundreds of other books that just describe what XML and XML Schema are, Daum's book gets deeply into why it is the way it is, by exploring how it fits in with conceptual modeling and how you would fit it into a complex environment.

He introduces a beguiling simple example domain (jazz musicians) which he revisits over and over again throughout the book. Through this simple example he works out subtle differences in different approaches to modeling, to schema construction, to constaint definition and modeling and finally how would you map this back to Object or Relational technology.

He introduces Asset Oriented Modeling, which is a form of conceptual modeling more attuned to XML schema model creation. His treatement of polymorphism in Schema, and techniques for evolving schema are as good as I've seen anywhere.

Excellent treatment of constraints, both conceptually as well as practical approaches to realizing the constraints in XPath or XSLT. These were worth the price of the book by themselves.

It's probably too late, but if you get no other book on XML and XML Schemas, this is the one to get.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most practical book to create multi-namespace models, December 21, 2003

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"hbabaie" (Alpharetta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modeling Business Objects with XML Schema (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming) (Paperback)

I just finished reading "Modeling business Objects with XML Schema" for the second time. It is the most useful book on XML modeling that I have read. After defining the ERM and UML modeling techniques, the author introduces AOM (Asset-Oriented Modeling) in a simple and thorough way. The book emphasizes on the best practices for modeling heterogeneous and multi-namespace systems. It emphasizes on the compatibility of the XML Schema with RDF and SQL. The reuse and composition of XML Schemata constitute the main focus of the book. The example given in the book is processed through several iterations and improvements, with complete and clear explanations for improving the XML code. The KLEEN Modeler tool (http://www.aomodeling.org/tools.htm) is used to create the conceptual models throughout the book. Mapping the XML Schema code into SQL, and normalization of the XSD code is clearly defined. The XML metalanguage itself, is concisely and efficiently covered in the book. I highly recommend this book; you learn a lot from this book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful for folks who need to move from ERM to XML based modeling, July 2, 2007

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Kelvin D. Meeks "intltechventures.com" (Bellevue, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modeling Business Objects with XML Schema (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming) (Paperback)

This is a useful book for analysts and programmers who are coming from an Entity Relationship Modeling background - and who need to understand the theory and mechanics of developing XML Schemas for applications.