23.1. XML Schema Design Considerations

When creating an XML schema document that contains list or union elements whose XML instances will be stored in a relational database (in non-XML form), the XML schema designer needs to consider the effect of design decisions on the database representation. In addition, certain decisions need to be made explicitly that would not normally affect an XML schema document. This section lists the major considerations and provides recommendations and discussion around each of them.

23.1.1. list Element Design Considerations

When using the list element, determine if the items in the list need to be stored separately in a relational database or can be maintained in a single string. Will the members of the list ...

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