| root | Document root |
| Attributes | Description | Type | Use |
| xmlns:xs | Specifies the underlying XML schema to which the SCVD schema is
compliant. Has to be set to: "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance". | xs:decimal | required |
| xs:noNamespaceSchemaLocation | Specifies the file name of the SCVD Schema:
"Component_Viewer.xsd". | xs:string | optional |
| schemaVersion | Specifies the compliant SCVD schema version (for example,
"1.1"). | xs:string | optional |
| Child Elements | Description | Type | Occurrence |
| component | Name of the component and version of this SCVD file | ComponentsType | 0..1 |
| events | Group element for one or more event elements | EventsType | 0..1 |
| plots | Definition of plots in event recorder user interface | PlotsType | 0..1 |
