Base Data Type (Node Property of All Schemas)

 

Use the Base Data Type property to specify the base data type value from which the data type of the selected Record, Field Element, or Field Attribute node will be derived (for example, "xs:string").

Applies to Nodes of Type

Record, Field Element, Field Attribute

Category

Advanced

Allowed Values

No value, or any of the data types shown in the drop-down list for this property.

Default Value

Blank, indicating that the data type of this Record, Field Element, or Field Attribute node is not derived from another data type.

XSD Persistence

As the value of the base attribute of the extension, restriction, list, or union element within the element(s) that corresponds to the selected Record, Field Element,or Field Attribute node. For more information about the persistence permutations, see the XSD Persistence section of Derived By (Node Property of All Schemas).

Remarks

You can examine and set this property in the Visual Studio Properties window when you select a Record (including a root Record node), Field Element, or Field Attribute node in BizTalk Editor.

The setting of this property interacts with the Content Type (Record nodes only) and Derived By properties.

See Also

Node Properties of All Schemas