# XML Schema for the openEHR Demographics package?

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**Created:** 2008-04-21 15:30 UTC
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**Replies:** 3
**URL:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/xml-schema-for-the-openehr-demographics-package/13800

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## Post #1 by @erik.sundvall

Hi\!

When browsing through the xsd files for the openEHR RM at
http://www.openehr.org/releases/1.0.1/its/XML-schema/index.html I did
not find the classes from the demographics package in the schema\. Am I
partially blind or have they not been published as XML Schemas along
with the rest of the model? Is there anybody out there who have
created an XML\-schema for the openEHR demographics package?

Best regards,
Erik Sundvall
erisu@imt\.liu\.se http://www.imt.liu.se/~erisu/ Tel: \+46\-13\-227579

P\.s\. Whatever happened to the demographics package when running it
through the CEN standardisation\-process? A brief look at the
EN13606\-spec gives the impression that they have hardcoded a number of
field into theit RM instead of using archetyping, is this correct? Why
on earth\.\.\.?
It even looked like there are no places to add new archetyped
structures \(like ITEM\_STRUCTURE\) anywhere in the 13606 demographics
package, is this correct?

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## Post #2 by @system

HI,

It is optional
as I happen to remember.

So when there is an archtyped one, so the better.

Standards are conservative documents.

Gerard


> P.s. Whatever happened to the demographics package when running it
> through the CEN standardisation-process? A brief look at the
> EN13606-spec gives the impression that they have hardcoded a number of
> field into theit RM instead of using archetyping, is this correct? Why
> on earth...?
> It even looked like there are no places to add new archetyped
> structures (like ITEM_STRUCTURE) anywhere in the 13606 demographics
> package, is this correct?
> ______________________

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## Post #3 by @Heath_Frankel3

Hi Erik,
Yes there was no demographics XSD schema published as part of R1\.0\.1\.
However we have recently produced a draft schema which we intend to provide
to openEHR for the next release\.  I am happy to provide you with a copy for
your review with the understanding that it is just a draft\.

Regards

Heath

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## Post #4 by @yampeku

Just found a post  from a year ago about the topic that I wanted to
ask so I&#39;m refloating it\.
Is the openEHR Demographics XSD Schema going to be released soon?
If not, can I have a copy of the draft?

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