Redefining software quality metrics to XML schema needs

Abstract

Copyright © by the paper's authors. Copying permitted only for private and academic purposes. The structure and content of XML schemas, important and widely used document definitions, has a significant influence on the quality of XML data and XML technologies in general, therefore the quality of XML Schemas and accurate assessment of the quality is a fundamental research challenge in all fields of XML application. A good quality estimation of an XML schema can directly and indirectly lead to a higher efficiency of its usage, simplification of information solutions, efficient maintenance, and higher quality of data and business processes. This paper addresses challenges in measuring the level of XML schema quality by employing general software quality metrics; a set of holistically defined and document-oriented metrics is proposed. Proposed XML Schema quality metrics base on existing software metrics, adapted according to needs of XML schemas, addressing it mostly from a structural perspective.