Validating DDEX messages

DDEX develops standards for the electronic communication of music-related data using, for the most part, messages. One step in verifying that a message has been created in accordance with the standard is “validation”.

For those DDEX standards that use XML, off-the-shelf XML validation tools can be used to help with XML validation which is explained here.

DDEX also offers an online tool that helps implementers and users of DDEX standards to check if a message validates against the relevant XML Schema Definition. Please visit https://ddex-validator.ddex.net/. The tool will validate any uploaded message or return any errors if the message does not conform to the schema. The tool does not store to retain any data from the uploaded message. A list of all supported standards and versions is available from the same website.

For the flat file standards DDEX members have created tools for flat-file validation which is explained here.