What this XML step proves
Well-formed XML is only the parser-level gate.
What to review before handoff
A well-formed document can still violate an XSD, DTD, API contract or business rule. Remote schemas are never fetched by this preflight.
Paste XML to catch parser-level errors and review structure locally; well-formedness is not the same as XSD, DTD or business-rule validity.
Go beyond a pass/fail parser result by listing namespace bindings and creating a normalized serialization for downstream comparison.
| Prefix | Namespace URI |
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Well-formedness is parser-level validation only. XSD/DTD business rules are not silently treated as validated.
Well-formed XML is only the parser-level gate.
A well-formed document can still violate an XSD, DTD, API contract or business rule. Remote schemas are never fetched by this preflight.