FIM lets you retrieve the schemas for FIM resource types, as well as schema metadata, from the FIM Service database.

How to Retrieve a Schema Using the Get Method

You can retrieve a schema using the WS-Transfer Get method defined in the Web Services Metadata Exchange specification, section 5.1. The schema is retrieved through an endpoint with the address http://Localhost:5725/ResourceManagementService/MEX.

The following is an example of a Get request message to request a schema:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Envelope 
  xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing" 
  xmlns:s="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
  
  <s:Header>
	<a:Action s:mustUnderstand="1">http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/transfer/Get</a:Action>
	<a:MessageID>urn:uuid:6eb17746-64d0-42fb-8206-af9c2470819b</a:MessageID>
	<a:ReplyTo>
	<a:Address>http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing/anonymous</a:Address>
	</a:ReplyTo>
	<a:To s:mustUnderstand="1">http://localhost:5725/ResourceManagementService/MEX</a:To>
  </s:Header>
  <s:Body/>
</s:Envelope>

The following is an example response to a Get request message:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing">
	<s:Header>
		<a:Action s:mustUnderstand="1">http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/transfer/GetResponse</a:Action>
		<a:RelatesTo>urn:uuid:6eb17746-64d0-42fb-8206-af9c2470819b</a:RelatesTo>
	</s:Header>
	<s:Body>
		<Metadata xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/mex" xmlns:wsx="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/mex">
<wsx:MetadataSection Dialect="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Identifier=":" xmlns="">
				<xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2006/11/ResourceManagement" version="1.0" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:rm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2006/11/ResourceManagement">
					<xs:simpleType name="ReferenceType">
						<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
							<xs:pattern value="([0-9a-fA-F]){8}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){12}" />
						</xs:restriction>
					</xs:simpleType>
					<xs:complexType name="BinaryCollectionType">
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" name="Item" type="xs:base64Binary" />
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
					<xs:complexType name="DateTimeCollectionType">
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" name="Item" type="xs:dateTime" />
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
					<xs:complexType name="IntegerCollectionType">
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" name="Item" type="xs:integer" />
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
					<xs:complexType name="ReferenceCollectionType">
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" name="Item" type="rm:ReferenceType" />
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
					<xs:complexType name="StringCollectionType">
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" name="Item">
								<xs:simpleType>
									<xs:annotation>
										<xs:appinfo>
											<rm:DataType>String</rm:DataType>
										</xs:appinfo>
									</xs:annotation>
									<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
										<xs:pattern value=".{0,448}" />
									</xs:restriction>
								</xs:simpleType>
							</xs:element>
<xs:element minOccurs="1" name="CreatedTime" type="xs:dateTime">
								<xs:annotation>
									<xs:appinfo>
										<rm:DisplayName>Created Time</rm:DisplayName>
										<rm:Description>The time when the resource is created in the FIM service database. This attribute is assigned its value by the FIM service. It cannot be modified by any user.</rm:Description>
										<rm:Key>4</rm:Key>
									</xs:appinfo>
								</xs:annotation>
							</xs:element>
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
<xs:element name="mv-dataInstance" type="rm:mv-data" />
				</xs:schema>
			</wsx:MetadataSection>
		</Metadata>
	</s:Body>
</s:Envelope><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing">
	<s:Header>
		<a:Action s:mustUnderstand="1">http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/transfer/GetResponse</a:Action>
		<a:RelatesTo>urn:uuid:6eb17746-64d0-42fb-8206-af9c2470819b</a:RelatesTo>
	</s:Header>
	<s:Body>
		<Metadata xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/mex" xmlns:wsx="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/mex">
<wsx:MetadataSection Dialect="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Identifier=":" xmlns="">
				<xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2006/11/ResourceManagement" version="1.0" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:rm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2006/11/ResourceManagement">
					<xs:simpleType name="ReferenceType">
						<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
							<xs:pattern value="([0-9a-fA-F]){8}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){12}" />
						</xs:restriction>
					</xs:simpleType>
					<xs:complexType name="BinaryCollectionType">
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" name="Item" type="xs:base64Binary" />
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
					<xs:complexType name="DateTimeCollectionType">
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" name="Item" type="xs:dateTime" />
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
					<xs:complexType name="IntegerCollectionType">
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" name="Item" type="xs:integer" />
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
					<xs:complexType name="ReferenceCollectionType">
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" name="Item" type="rm:ReferenceType" />
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
					<xs:complexType name="StringCollectionType">
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" name="Item">
								<xs:simpleType>
									<xs:annotation>
										<xs:appinfo>
											<rm:DataType>String</rm:DataType>
										</xs:appinfo>
									</xs:annotation>
									<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
										<xs:pattern value=".{0,448}" />
									</xs:restriction>
								</xs:simpleType>
							</xs:element>
<xs:element minOccurs="1" name="CreatedTime" type="xs:dateTime">
								<xs:annotation>
									<xs:appinfo>
										<rm:DisplayName>Created Time</rm:DisplayName>
										<rm:Description>The time when the resource is created in the FIM service database. This attribute is assigned its value by the FIM service. It cannot be modified by any user.</rm:Description>
										<rm:Key>4</rm:Key>
									</xs:appinfo>
								</xs:annotation>
							</xs:element>
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
<xs:element name="mv-dataInstance" type="rm:mv-data" />
				</xs:schema>
			</wsx:MetadataSection>
		</Metadata>
	</s:Body>
</s:Envelope>

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