Schemas define the pages, assets, and components used to build out a site. Details about how an element should be used in the future are usually discussed before writing the specification document. The definition includes the name of the schema and the elements it contains. After you have named a schema, you'll need to define each element that the schema will use.

The table below demonstrates a simple organizational table for a schema named Details. This schema contains Text, XHTML, Component, and Navigation elements. The Details page schema needs a Text element (type) named Title (label) that is required (attribute) because it will display on the browser title bar.

Once a specification document is complete, each schema is then built out in the Schema Designer of the CMS so that it reflects the definitions in the specification. Each element in the schema will be rendered on Site > Edit tab in the CMS.