Wildcard elements
Wildcard elements explain how to use the XML schema element any. The XML schema construct, any,
is used, for example, in Infor BOD UserArea extensions. Mapper follows the W3C standards. The
specification for ION BOD UserArea extensions is a subset of the W3C standards.
You can use the XML schema element any to
extend the XML document with elements that are not specified by the schema. This makes the
data structure for the xs:any element to be unknown, even if
data mapping requires known data structures to map data from and to. The solution is to define
the elements that replace the wildcard construct in instance documents. When the elements are
defined for the mapping, these elements are shown in the document trees and you can use them
similar to any other element that is declared in the main schemas.