DD0007 Invalid content was found starting with element 'CodeListRef'. (P21 v2.1)

Hey Dimitry, Would it be

Hey Dimitry,

Would it be possible for you to email me the define.xml you got this message with? It would give me a better chance at being able to tell you exactly what caused the issue, or to confirm that this is a bug with our validator.

Regards,

Gerard

Gerard, I have sent an

Gerard,

I have sent an example define.xml file to support@opencdisc.com and support@pinnacle21.net. Hope you can get it from there. Thank you.

Got it

Dimitry,

I received your define, I will look into your issues and get back to you A.S.A.P.

Cheers,

Gerard

Gerard has investigated it

Gerard has investigated it and clarified that it is caused by an incorrect order of elements in my define.xml - in my case ValueListRef was before CodeListRef. Once the order is fixed, the issue disappears.

Invalid content was found starting with element xxx

"Invalid content was found starting with element xxx" is a typical XML-Schema error message for a wrong order of elements within the parent element. And yes, "def:ValueListRef" must definitely come after "CodeListRef".

You can easily detect such schema errors by following the by CDISC published "XML Schema Validation for Define.xml White Paper" (it was published for define.xml 1.0, but the same principles apply to define.xml 2.0), and opening your define.xml in an XML editor or viewer (some are free) and clicking the "XML-Schema validation" button. Then validate against either "define1-0-0.xsd" or "define2-0-0.xsd" (depending on the define-XML version you are using), and you will immediately see WHERE exactly the problem is.

Also a good idea to follow a define.xml training course at CDISC (the next will probably be at the EU Interchange in Vienna in April) where you learn everything about the details of define.xml (we teach 2.0) and how to validate against XML-Schema and much much more in a single day.