The new release of XML Schema test suite provides a restructured
approach to presenting tests for the schema development community.
 
The impetus for the design is to provide a defined structure,
that is, a schema, for automation of user testing and for future 
submission of tests to the test suite.
 
In the new release of the test suite, NIST has written tests
for Part 2 of W3C XML Schema second edition and has provided
xml data to supplement the original release of the test suite
to coincide with the new framework.
 
http://www.w3.org/XML/2004/xml-schema-test-suite/schemaframework.html
 
Tests included in the test suite are subject to the dispute and
review process outlined in the Test Suite Process Document:
 
http://www.w3.org/XML/2004/xml-schema-test-suite/XMLSchemaTS-Process.html

The Schema WG is actively seeking test submissions from its
WG members, in particular for part 2 of the specification,
and encourages members of the community to contribute
tests using the procedures outlined in the test suite overview
and framework documents:
 
Test Suite Overview
 <http://www.w3.org/XML/2004/xml-schema-test-suite/index.html>
http://www.w3.org/XML/2004/xml-schema-test-suite/index.html
 
Test Suite Framework
 <http://www.w3.org/XML/2004/xml-schema-test-suite/schemaframework.html>
http://www.w3.org/XML/2004/xml-schema-test-suite/schemaframework.html
 

Tony Cincotta
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