Managing extended schemas

A method for managing extended schemas, the method comprising:

• displaying a first extensible markup language schema definition (XSD) schema, wherein the first XSD schema includes a plurality of XSD elements arranged in a tree structure;
• receiving a selection of at least one XSD element of the plurality of XSD elements;
• accessing a map that associates XSD elements with XSD extensions;
• determining XSD extensions that correspond with the selected at least one XSD element based on the map;
• displaying the determined XSD extensions associated with the at least one XSD element;
• receiving at least one XSD extension selection that is selected from the determined XSD extensions;
• and
• loading the at least one XSD extension selection into the tree structure by appending in the tree structure at least one XSD extension element based on the at least one XSD extension selection.

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• logic encoded in one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising:
• displaying a first extensible markup language schema definition (XSD) schema, wherein the first XSD schema includes a plurality of XSD elements arranged in a tree structure;
• receiving a selection of at least one XSD element of the plurality of XSD elements;
• accessing a map that associates XSD elements with XSD extensions;
• determining XSD extensions that correspond with the selected at least one XSD element based on the map;
• displaying the determined XSD extensions associated with the at least one XSD element;
• receiving at least one XSD extension selection that is selected from the determined XSD extensions;
• and
• loading the at least one XSD extension selection into the tree structure by appending in the tree structure at least one XSD extension element based on the at least one XSD extension selection.