3. The software development system of claim 1 , wherein the underlying instance document is associated with an Extensible Markup Language (XML).
1. A software development system including at least one processor, the software development system comprising: a transform component configured to convert a schema file into a simplified graphical data representation that coincides with a data representation associated with an underlying instance document; and a viewing component configured to display the simplified graphical data representation, wherein the simplified graphical data representation maintains indentations that correspond to the data representation associated with the underlying instance document, and wherein the viewing component is further configured to display a layered set of compositor elements in a view of the simplified graphical data representation including in-line expanded type definitions and references in-line, and aligned sibling elements at an indentation level that reflects a shape of the underlying instance document.