The Element at the Point of Inheritance

The element at the point of inheritance (the element that specifies the parent structure) requires special consideration. There are some cases where you want none, some or all of properties of the element to be from the parent structure's root element. The Inherited Root property of the element (available in the element's properties when in Editable mode), specifies this by declaring which of the properties parent structure's root element are to be used. The following options are available:

Use Only Children - The element in the child structure is not modified by the parent structure at all. The only elements inherited from the parent structure are the child elements of its root and their descendants.
Use Everything - All properties from the parent's root element are used for the child element.
Use All Except Name/Occurs (XSD) - All properties come from the parent element except the element's name and minimum and maximum occurrences which remain those from the child element. This is used for XSD schema support.
Use All Except Name/Occurs/SeqId (EDI) - All properties come from the parent element except the element's name, minimum and maximum occurrences, and sequence Id which remain those from the child element. This is used for EDI support.
Use All Except Occurs/SeqId (EDI) - All properties come from the parent element except the element's minimum and maximum occurrences, and sequence Id which remain those from the child element. This is used for EDI support.

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