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SCORM XML Namespaces

SCORM manifest's are controlled by several XML Schema (XSD) documents. The relevant schema vary based on SCORM version. The tables below list these schema documents, their namespace prefixes, and provides a convenient link to download each schema.

For more information on XML Namespaces see our XML Basics tutorial.

Where do I define a namespace?

Within a SCORM manifest, XML namespaces are defined on the <Manifest> element.

Where do Schema files go in a content package?

Schema documents for the relevant SCORM version of your SCORM manifest must be placed in the root of a content package. The package root is the same directory where the "imsmanifest.xml" file is located.

SCORM Version 1.2

http://www.imsproject.org/xsd/imscp_rootv1p1p2

http://www.adlnet.org/xsd/adlcp_rootv1p2

http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsmd_rootv1p2p1

* The base schema for SCORM 1.2 requires 2 schema files. The file "ims_xml.xsd" is imported by the base schema document "imscp_rootv1p1p2.xsd" and is not referenced directly in the "imsmanifest.xml" file.

SCORM 2004 3rd Edition

http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imscp_v1p1

http://ltsc.ieee.org/xsd/LOM

http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsss

http://www.adlnet.org/xsd/adlcp_v1p3

http://www.adlnet.org/xsd/adlnav_v1p3

http://www.adlnet.org/xsd/adlseq_v1p3

* The base schema for SCORM 2004 3rd Edition requires 3 schema files and 2 Document Type Definition (DTD)s. While each file is not referenced directly in the SCORM manifest it is required to be included in the content package.

** The base metadata schema for SCORM 2004 3rd Edition requires 10 schema files. While each file is not referenced directly in the SCORM manifest it is required to be included in the content package.

*** The base simple sequencing schema for SCORM 2004 3rd Edition requires 9 schema files. While each file is not referenced directly in the SCORM manifest it is required to be included in the content package.