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# Annotation Interpretation (SQLXML 4.0)
  The topics in this section describe how XML Bulk Load interprets annotations in the XSD schema. The behavior described here also applies to the annotations in the XDR schema.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  The information in these topics describes only the annotations used by XML Bulk Load in its processing. For a complete list of annotations for the XSD schema that are supported by SQLXML 4.0, see [Using Annotations in XSD Schemas (SQLXML 4.0)](../../../relational-databases/sqlxml-annotated-xsd-schemas-using/using-annotations-in-xsd-schemas-sqlxml-4-0.md). For a list of supported annotations for XDR schemas, see [Annotated XDR Schemas (Deprecated in SQLXML 4.0)](../../../relational-databases/sqlxml/annotated-xsd-schemas/annotated-xdr-schemas-deprecated-in-sqlxml-4-0.md).  
  
## In This Section  
 [sql:relationship and the Key Ordering Rule (SQLXML 4.0)](../../../relational-databases/sqlxml-annotated-xsd-schemas-xpath-queries/bulk-load-xml/annotation-interpretation-sql-relationship-and-key-ordering-rule.md)  
 Describes how the **sql:relationship** annotation is interpreted in XML Bulk Load.  
  
 [sql:mapped (SQLXML 4.0)](../../../relational-databases/sqlxml-annotated-xsd-schemas-xpath-queries/bulk-load-xml/annotation-interpretation-sql-mapped.md)  
 Describes how the **sql:mapped** annotation is interpreted in XML Bulk Load.  
  
 [sql:limit-field and sql:limit-value (SQLXML 4.0)](../../../relational-databases/sqlxml-annotated-xsd-schemas-xpath-queries/bulk-load-xml/annotation-interpretation-sql-limit-field-and-sql-limit-value.md)  
 Describes how the **sql:limit-field** and **sql:limit-value** annotations are interpreted in XML Bulk Load.  
  
 [sql:overflow-field (SQLXML 4.0)](../../../relational-databases/sqlxml-annotated-xsd-schemas-xpath-queries/bulk-load-xml/annotation-interpretation-sql-overflow-field.md)  
 Describes how the **sql:overflow** annotation is interpreted in XML Bulk Load.  
  
 [Other Annotations (SQLXML 4.0)](../../../relational-databases/sqlxml-annotated-xsd-schemas-xpath-queries/bulk-load-xml/annotation-interpretation-other-annotations.md)  
 Describes how the following annotations are interpreted in XML Bulk Load: **sql:id-prefix**, **sql:use-cdata**, **sql:url-encode**, **sql:is-mapping-schema**, **sql:key-fields**.