Provides a root node container for the UDC (Universal Data Connection) elements that describe a connection to a data source.
<DataSource
Type="xsd:string"
MinorVersion="xsd:string"
MajorVersion="xsd:string"
Type="xsd:string"
MajorVersion="xsd:string"
MinorVersion="xsd:string"
MinorVersion="xsd:string"
MajorVersion="xsd:string"
/>
| Element type | Anonymous |
| Namespace | http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc |
| Schema name | Universal Data Connection |
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | Contains the attributes and elements that define the type of connection described by the UDC file. |
| SubType | Further describes the type of connection to the data source. One example is the DSP sub-type for binding SOAP data. |
| Name | Contains the name of the data source that is used in the data source catalog. |
| ConnectionInfo | Contains information specific to a particular type of data connection. |
| Description | Contains a description of the data source. |
| Keywords | Specifies a comma-separated list of keywords describing the data source. |
| TooltipInfo | Specifies the string to be displayed in the ScreenTip for the data source in the data source catalog. |
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | xsd:string | required | Specifies which of the three types of data binding to use for the data connection: SOAP, XMLFile (for accessing XML files), or PartToPart (for communicating between Web Parts). | See external namespace. |
| MinorVersion | xsd:string | required | Defines the format version of the elements defined by this Type. | See external namespace. |
| MajorVersion | xsd:string | required | Defines the format version of the elements defined by this Type. | See external namespace. |
| Type | Anonymous | required | Specifies which of the three types of data binding to use for the data connection: SOAP, XMLFile (for accessing XML files), or PartToPart (for communicating between Web Parts). |
|
| MajorVersion | xsd:string | required | Defines the format version of the elements defined by this Type. | See external namespace. |
| MinorVersion | xsd:string | required | Defines the format version of the elements defined by this Type. | See external namespace. |
| MinorVersion | xsd:string | required | Defines the format version of the common UDC elements. | See external namespace. |
| MajorVersion | xsd:string | required | Defines the format version of the common UDC elements. | See external namespace. |
<xsd:element name="DataSource" >
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:all>
<xsd:element name="Type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="SubType" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:any processContents="skip" minOccurs="0" />
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attribute name="Type" type="xsd:string" use="required">
</xsd:attribute>
<xsd:attribute name="MinorVersion" type="xsd:string" use="required">
</xsd:attribute>
<xsd:attribute name="MajorVersion" type="xsd:string" use="required">
</xsd:attribute>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attribute name="Type" use="required">
<xsd:simpleType>
<xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
<xsd:enumeration value="SOAP" />
<xsd:enumeration value="XMLFile" />
<xsd:enumeration value="PartToPart" />
</xsd:restriction>
</xsd:simpleType>
</xsd:attribute>
<xsd:attribute name="MajorVersion" type="xsd:string" use="required">
</xsd:attribute>
<xsd:attribute name="MinorVersion" type="xsd:string" use="required">
</xsd:attribute>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Name" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0">
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="ConnectionInfo" type="ConnectionInfoType" minOccurs="0">
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Description" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0">
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Keywords" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0">
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="TooltipInfo" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0">
</xsd:element>
</xsd:all>
<xsd:attribute name="MinorVersion" type="xsd:string" use="required">
</xsd:attribute>
<xsd:attribute name="MajorVersion" type="xsd:string" use="required">
</xsd:attribute>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>