XML Reporting Documentation
Below you find three type of technical assistance for the Subpart W XML reporting community: schema and XML requirements documentation, documentation addressing critical validation check, and XML reporting examples for each Subpart W Segment. While these will address a wide range of questions, user that continue to have difficulty configuring, uploading, or submitting their Subpart W XML are urged to contact the GHGRP Help desk by e-mail at GHGReporting@epa.gov.
- Subpart W Schema v6.3 (xsd, 3/21/2016) (541K)
- Subpart W XML XPath and Associated Requirements Documentation (xlsx, 3/21/2016) (330k)
- Subpart W XML Corrections from v6.2 to v6.3
Critical Validation Checks
Subpart W has almost 600 critical validations checks. To help XML reporters determine with specific data element is causing critical validation, we have provided that documentation below:
XML Reporting Examples
This section provides examples of common Subpart W reporting scenarios and XML submissions demonstrating how annual GHG reports should be structured. In each case we have provided a complete segment report which includes all sources applicable to the segment. Each example is presented in a Reporting Form format and in an XML for consistent with the formats created by and expected by e-GGRT.
Segment | Example Files |
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Segment 1: Offshore Petroleum and Natural Gas Production | |
Segment 2: Onshore Petroleum and Natural Gas Production | |
Segment 3: Onshore Natural Gas Processing | |
Segment 4: Onshore Natural Gas Transmission Compression | |
Segment 5: Underground Natural Gas Storage | |
Segment 6: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Storage | |
Segment 7: LNG Import and Export Terminals | |
Segment 8: Natural Gas Distribution |