2.2 XML Namespaces and URIs

The following XML namespaces are defined and referenced by the ADWS protocol set, using the XML namespace mechanisms defined in [XMLNS-2ED]. A brief informative summary of each namespace is included in the table below. The detailed usage and semantics of each namespace are explained in the portion of the document that makes use of it. Some namespaces are used by multiple ADWS protocols or protocol components. Although this specification associates a specific XML namespace prefix for each XML namespace that is used, the choice of any particular XML namespace prefix is implementation-specific and is not significant for interoperability.

Prefix

Namespace URI

Informative summary

ad:

http://schemas.microsoft.com/2008/1/ActiveDirectory

The core ADWS namespace. Most ADWS protocol elements are located in this namespace.

addata:

http://schemas.microsoft.com/2008/1/ActiveDirectory/Data

The namespace for ADWS protocol elements that correspond to the LDAP display names of Active Directory classes and attributes.

adlq:

http://schemas.microsoft.com/2008/1/ActiveDirectory/Dialect/LdapQuery

The LdapQuery language, defined in [MS-WSDS].

da:

http://schemas.microsoft.com/2006/11/IdentityManagement/DirectoryAccess

The namespace for the [MS-WSTIM] protocol.

ca:

http://schemas.microsoft.com/2008/1/ActiveDirectory/CustomActions

The namespace for the [MS-ADCAP] protocol.

Additionally, ADWS defines the following three URIs which do not correspond to XML namespaces.

URI

Informative summary

http://schemas.microsoft.com/2008/1/ActiveDirectory/Data/fault

The fault action URI [SOAP1.2-1/2003] for ADWS-defined SOAP faults, excluding those defined by [MS-WSTIM] (used for the "[Action]" property of [WSASB]).

http://schemas.microsoft.com/2006/11/IdentityManagement/DirectoryAccess/fault

The fault action URI [SOAP1.2-1/2003] for SOAP faults defined by [MS-WSTIM] protocol (used for the "[Action]" property of [WSASB]).

http://schemas.microsoft.com/2008/1/ActiveDirectory/Dialect/XPath-Level-1

The name of the XPath 1.0-derived selection language defined in section 2.4.

Although not defined by ADWS, the following XML namespaces are referenced elsewhere in this document.

Prefix

Namespace URI

Reference

soapenv:

http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope

[SOAP1.2-1/2003]

wsa:

http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing

[WSADDR]

wsen:

http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/enumeration

[WSENUM]

wxf:

http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/transfer

[WXFR]

xsd:

http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema

[XMLSCHEMA1]

xsi:

http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance

[XMLSCHEMA1]