Deliverable 1 Schema Presentation Ryan Prins October 15 th, 2003 INFO 320 – Terry Brooks

XML Sources Store Information Hours of Operation Location Phone Number Address Flower Information Type Price Quantity Description Product ID

Why only one source for flowers? Maintains easy to follow file structure. Only calling data from one XML source as opposed to many. It would be more beneficial to keep all the flower data in one place, instead of many places (many sources). Keeps the upkeep to only one file, not many. Make the XSL style sheet do the work, not the XML source.

How this structure works Roses Daylilies Daffodils Tulips XML Source Roses Daylilies Daffodils Tulips XSL Style sheet Roses Daylilies Daffodils Tulips HTML Output

Ad Hoc Request Preparation Easy to find data within simple structure tree. Roses Daylilies Daffodils Tulips Very adaptable to the various types of requests that may be needed. By Price By Name By Type And so on… Easy to add various types of flower characteristics.

Data Reuse One schema is used for all the flower types. One schema is used for the store information. This keeps the reuse level high while keeping the maintainability low.