# XML Schema Documentation

### Element: product

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Name | product
Type | Product
Nillable | no
Abstract | yes
Documentation | An abstract element used as a place holder for the substituting product elements.

Logical Diagram
XML Instance Representation
<product
id=" xsd:ID [0..1]">
<productType> ProductType </productType> [0..*]

'A classification of the type of product. FpML defines a simple product categorization using a coding scheme.'

<productId> ProductId </productId> [0..*]

'A product reference identifier allocated by a party. FpML does not define the domain values associated with this element. Note that the domain values for this element are not strictly an enumerated list.'

</product>
Diagram
Schema Component Representation
<xsd:element name="product" type=" Product " abstract="true"/>