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What is a schema what-is-a-schema
This chapter describes how to configure extension schemas in order to extend the conceptual data model of the Adobe Campaign database.
For a better understanding of Campaign built-in tables and their interaction, refer to the Campaign Classic data model (Campaign v8 documentation).
In Adobe Campaign, the physical and logical structure of the data carried in the application is described in XML. A schema is an XML document associated with a database table. It defines data structure and describes the SQL definition of the table:
- The name of the table
- Fields
- Indexes
- Links with other tables
It also describes the XML structure used to store data:
- Elements and attributes
- Hierarchy of elements
- Element and attribute types
- Default values
- Labels, descriptions, and other properties.
Schemas enable you to define an entity in the database. There is a schema for each entity.
The following illustration shows the location of schemas in the Adobe Campaign data system:
As part of the transition from Campaign v7 to v8, the Campaign Classic documentation set has been streamlined and reorganized. Common features are now available exclusively in the Campaign v8 documentation set. To learn about the syntax and identification of schemas, refer to the Campaign v8 documentation.
