The Declaration Tab
The Declaration tab can be used to set declaration property values, add a custom declaration, and delete a custom declaration.The properties listed in the Declaration tab are shown in the following table:
Declaration Tab Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the element. |
| Description | Description of the element. This property can be used as a comment. |
| Data Type | Data type of the element. |
| Model | Can be closed or open. If the model is closed, the structure of a document that uses the specification currently being defined in the BizTalk Editor must conform to this specification. If the model is open, a document that uses this specification does not have to conform to this specification. |
| Type | Determines whether this component is an attribute or an element. For the root node, it can only be an element. |
| Content | Defines the type of content for an element. The root node and any record with child elements are Element Only, which means they can contain only elements. All other records can be either Empty or Text Only. If an element is empty, it contains no content. |
| MinLength, MaxLength | Used for fields or records that contain string content. These properties define the length of the field. |