The schema (XSD) can be downloaded from: http://www.fpml.org/spec There are many versions of the FpML schema. I suggest you download the latest FpML “Recommendation” (version 4.3) http://www.fpml.org/spec/fpml-4-3-12-rec-1/ The online documentation for the specification contains descriptive information about FpML messages, business processes, and products coverage. Additionally, the schema itself contains annotations (documentation) for FpML elements/types. These annotations should be helpful to complete your mapping (FpML Message <-> your internal table) The FpML Editor/Viewer allows you to build FpML trades/messages using a web interface (instead of using an XML editor and trying to figure out the name of the FpML elements). The GUI effectively hides the complexity of XML coding by labeling fields in plain english, and guiding you through the creation of the FpML trade. I think it can indeed be a good starting point for you to understand FpML (how business data is captured in XML) and parse your message to fill your internal table. The tool is available for free to ISDA members or for a fee at: http://www.fpml.org/tools/editor/index.html Should you be interested, we also have training courses available in New York and London. Although the next one is a few months away: http://www.isda.org/conf/conf-10-20-08fpml.html Good luck. Best, Lyteck – ISDA
