The following is a sample consolidated schema document:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ConsolidatedSchema
schemaURI="http://www.example.com/schemauri" >
<ComponentSchema locationURI="http://example.com/schemauri"
targetNamespace="http://www.example.com/tns">
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="..." xmlns:xsi="..."
xmlns:tns="http://www.example.com/tns">
....
</xs:schema>
</ComponentSchema>
<ComponentSchema locationURI="http://www.example.com/includedschema1.xsd"
targetNamespace="http://www.example.com/tns">
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="..." xmlns:xsi="..."
xmlns:tns="http://www.example.com/tns">
....
</xs:schema>
</ComponentSchema>
<ComponentSchema locationURI="../otherschema/importedschema1.xsd"
targetNamespace="http://www.example.com/tns2">
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="..." xmlns:xsi="..."
xmlns:tns2="http://www.example.com/tns2">
....
</xs:schema>
</ComponentSchema>
</ConsolidatedSchema>
The ConsolidatedSchema element represents the envelope which will contain the individual schema documents that make up the schema. It identifies the schema in question through a schemaURI attribute, making it a complete self-identifying package.
The ComponentSchema element, which is a child of the ConsolidatedSchema element, will wrap each individual schema document that makes up the schema grammar. This element contains a locationURI attribute that is used to pick out the schema document when it is required during the processing of the root schema. For example, if a schema with a given location URI is imported in the root schema or one of the other imported/included schemas, the resolver will pick the ComponentSchema element with the appropriate locationURI attribute and take its xs:schema child element.