# The <xsd> element

The `xsd` element of the configuration file contains properties defining how schema documents are compiled by Saxon.

Attribute | Values | Effect
occurrenceLimits | MMM,NNN | Two integers, comma-separated. Controls the limits applied to minOccurs and maxOccurs values in XSD content models.
schemaUriResolver | Class implementing the Saxon SchemaURIResolver interface | Controls the handling of URIs in `xs:include`, `xs:import` etc. declarations, and also in `xsi:schemaLocation`
useXsiSchemaLocation | true|false | Indicates whether the schema processor takes account of `xsi:schemaLocation` and `xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation` attributes appearing in the instance document
version | 1.0|1.1 | Inidcates whether XSD 1.1 syntax is accepted

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