"kabir.khan(a)jboss.com" wrote : | Does that sound about right, or do you think I should get rid of some more types? Only if you think it causes you a problem. It is the elements that are the important thing since when you xsd:redefine they will become entry points into your schema so you don't want them in the common schema. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4134844#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...