Documentation for Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL®)
Definition Type: ComplexType
Name: VariableType
Namespace: http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Containing Schema: oval-definitions-schema.xsd
Abstract
Documentation:
The VariableType complex type defines attributes associated with each OVAL Variable. The required id attribute uniquely identifies each variable, and must conform to the format specified by the varidPattern simple type. The required version attribute holds the current version of the variable. Versions are integers, starting at 1 and incrementing every time a variable is modified. The required datatype attribute specifies the type of value being defined. The set of values identified by a variable must comply with the specified datatype. The required comment attribute provides a short description of the variable. The optional deprecated attribute signifies that an id is no longer to be used or referenced but the information has been kept around for historic purposes.
Collapse XSD Schema Diagram:
Drilldown into Signature in schema xmldsig-core-schema_xsd Drilldown into deprecated in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into comment in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into datatype in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into version in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into id in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsdXSD Diagram of VariableType in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsd (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL®))
Collapse XSD Schema Code: 
<xsd:complexType name="VariableType">
    <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>The VariableType complex type defines attributes associated with each OVAL Variable. The required id attribute uniquely identifies each variable, and must conform to the format specified by the varidPattern simple type. The required version attribute holds the current version of the variable. Versions are integers, starting at 1 and incrementing every time a variable is modified. The required datatype attribute specifies the type of value being defined. The set of values identified by a variable must comply with the specified datatype. The required comment attribute provides a short description of the variable. The optional deprecated attribute signifies that an id is no longer to be used or referenced but the information has been kept around for historic purposes.</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:sequence>
        <xsd:element ref="ds:Signature" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
    </xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:attribute name="id" type="oval:VariableIDPattern" use="required" />
    <xsd:attribute name="version" type="xsd:nonNegativeInteger" use="required" />
    <xsd:attribute name="datatype" type="oval:DatatypeEnumeration" use="required" />
    <xsd:attribute name="comment" type="oval:NonEmptyStringType" use="required" />
    <xsd:attribute name="deprecated" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional" default="false" />
</xsd:complexType>
Collapse Child Elements:
Name Type Min Occurs Max Occurs
Signature ds:Signature 0 1
Collapse Child Attributes:
Name Type Default Value Use
id oval-def:id Required
version oval-def:version Required
datatype oval-def:datatype Required
comment oval-def:comment Required
deprecated oval-def:deprecated false Optional
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Collapse References:
oval-def:constant_variable, oval-def:external_variable, oval-def:local_variable, oval-def:variable
Documentation for Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL®)

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