TBX Resources

The files and resources provided on this website support TBX/ISO 30042. They are provided at no charge as a service to implementers and users TBX.

All the resources described below are available in the following zip download: TBX Resources.

The TBX Specification document is available from the following page: http://www.lisa.org/TBX-Specification.33.0.html

Integrated RNG schema

Terminology markup languages (TMLs) that comply with TBX (ISO 30042) are defined by the core structure DTD and additional constraints in an XCS file. The format of the XCS file is defined by the XCS DTD. In some instances, it may be desirable to represent TBX TMLs as integrated schemas that represent both the core structure and the additional constraints contained in the XCS to allow processing with general-purpose XML tools.

As an example, LISA is providing an integrated schema in Relax NG format with embedded Schematron rules that can be used to validate TBX files against the core structure and default XCS.

DTD, XCS, and XCS DTD

The TBX Resources package includes the default TBX Core Structure DTD, the XCS file for the default TBX TML, and the DTD required to validate XCS files. These files can be used to validate the supplied samples, or any other TBX document instance. However, note that the languages used in particular TBX document instances must be declared in the XCS file for proper validation to occur.

TBX Checker

The TBX Checker is an open-source, cross-platform tool written in Java that validates TBX-format files for conformance to the core structure (TBX DTD) and adherence to the constraints of an XCS file.

The TBX Checker is provided without warranty for any particular purpose as a public service.

The latest version of the TBX Checker may be downloaded from the TBX Utilities Sourceforge page.

Sample TBX files

A number of TBX document instances are included in the TBX Resources package. The sample files end with the extension “.tbx”. They can all be opened in a plain text editor, and there are comments inserted where necessary to explain their content. Some of the samples demonstrate errors, which can be tested by validating the files against the supplied DTD and/or RNG schema. A number of the samples contain real data from the following sources: IBM, Oracle, Medtronic, SDL, and the Maryland Institute for Technologies in the Humanities.