Modular Contextual XML Editing Using 'Main Files' Support

Smaller interrelated modules that define a complex XML modular structure cannot be correctly edited or validated individually, due to their interdependency with other modules. Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin provides the support for defining the main module (or modules), allowing you to edit any file from the hierarchy in the context of the main files.

You cat set a main XML document either using the main files support from the Project Explorer view, or using a validation scenario.

To set a main file using a validation scenario, add validation units that point to the main modules. Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin warns you if the current module is not part of the dependencies graph computed for the main XML document. In this case, it considers the current module as the main XML document.

The advantages of working with modular XML files in the context of a main file include:

Correct validation of a module in the context of a larger XML structure.
Content Completion Assistant displays all collected entities and IDs starting from the main files.
Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin uses the schema defined in the main file when you edit a module that is included in the hierarchy through the External Entity mechanism.
The main files defined for the current module determines the scope of the search and refactoring actions for ID/IDREFS values and for updating references when renaming/moving a resource. Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin performs the search and refactoring actions in the context that the main files determine, improving the speed of execution.

Resources

For more information about editing modular XML files in the main files context, watch our video demonstration:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/e2oo4RWNxW8