The IPC XML Schema

The root of an IPC XML file is called <CopyContent>. It contains 3 sections: <RevisionHistory>, <Project> information and a <Copy> section which contains a number of <CopyElement> elements that contain the actual textual contents.

Understanding a sample file

The following XML file clearly shows the three sections in an IPC XML file. All the content is enclosed in the root <CopyContent> tag. Following that, you see:

The <RevisionHistory> element, showing that this document is now at version 1.1, after a revision by Mr. Jerry Morris.
The <Project> element informs us that the project is called Diapers Test, and is meant for the USA region. The project encompasses 5 Pieces of Art (POAs): there will be five Illustrator documents that use information from this XML file.
The <Copy> element lists that text content, including CopyElements for the Brand Name (Pampers), Package Count (ranging from 30 to 50 diapers), and a Generic element that shows how you can add any other textual content to the IPC XML.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CopyContent xmlns="http://www.esko.com/IPCSchema_1_0" Version="1.0" AgentName="PG ACT" AgentVersion="1.0">

	<RevisionHistory RevisionNumber="1.1">
		<Revision Type="Original" Author="Jerry Morris" RevisionNumber="1.0" TimeStamp="2007-01-31T12:00:00+01:00" />
		<Revision Type="Change" Author="Jerry Morris" RevisionNumber="1.1" TimeStamp="2007-01-31T13:00:00+01:00" />
	</RevisionHistory>

	<Project ProjectName="Diapers Test" ProjectID="P1" Region="USA">
		<POAs>
			<POA ID="Common" Name="Common CopyElements" Locales="en-US es-US"/>
			<POA ID="P1_30" Name="Pampers 30 diapers for US" Locales="en-US es-US" />
			<POA ID="P1_40" Name="Pampers 40 diapers for US" Locales="en-US es-US" />
			<POA ID="P1_50" Name="Pampers 50 diapers for US" Locales="en-US es-US" />
			<POA ID="P1_50_ES" Name="Pampers 50 diapers for US, Spanish only" Locales="es-US" />
		</POAs>
	</Project>

	<Copy>
		<CopyElement ID="CP001" CopyElementType="Brand Name" SourceRef="NamesDict" CopySourceRef="21321" POAs="Common">
		 <body>Pampers</body>
		</CopyElement>
		<CopyElement ID="CP002" CopyElementType="Package Count" Locale="en-US" Panels="Front Back" POAs="P1_30">
			<body>Contains 30 diapers</body>
		</CopyElement>
  <CopyElement ID="CP003" CopyElementType="Package Count" Locale="en-US" Panels="Front Back" POAs="P1_40">
   <body>Contains 40 diapers</body>
		</CopyElement>
		<CopyElement ID="CP004" CopyElementType="Package Count" Locale="en-US" Panels="Front Back" POAs="P1_50">
			<body>Contains 50 diapers</body>
		</CopyElement>
		<CopyElement ID="CP007" CopyElementType="Package Count" Locale="es-US" Panels="Front Back" POAs="P1_50_ES">
			<body>Contiene 50 pañales</body>
		</CopyElement>
		<CopyElement ID="CP005" CopyElementType="Generic" Locale="en-US" POAs="P1_30 P1_40 P1_50">
			<body>How are you?</body>
		</CopyElement>
		<CopyElement ID="CP006" CopyElementType="Generic" Locale="es-US" POAs="P1_30 P1_40 P1_50 P1_50_ES">
			<body>Que tal estas?</body>
		</CopyElement>
	</Copy>

</CopyContent>