How were the Global JXDM components determined?
Data components were built from approximately 35 data dictionaries, XML schema documents, and XML data models under development or in use around the justice and public safety communities. These sources yielded over 16,000 data components (elements, attributes, and types). Through study and analysis of the similarities and differences among these components, approximately 2,200 properties (xsd:element, xsd:attribute) and 550 types (xsd:type) were synthesized to represent a common set of elements and types, namely the Global JXDM. It is important to realize that the authors did not invent content. Instead, the Global JXDM tries to capture the requirements of the 35 data sources as completely and accurately as possible. However, compromises were necessary in order to follow the basic design principles and criteria adopted by the GXSTF.
