Hi Bront,

The Schema XML file isn't required, but highly recommended. The file allows the platform to use canonical casing for the column names. Typically a database will often throw away the original upper/lower case name, so things like splitting CamelCase columns into individual words (e.g. OneTwoThree appears as One Two Three with spaces in-between). Additionally, we do require the Schema XML for our own modules (especially for automated tests). 3rd Party Modules might not be as restrictive to need it, but we still recommend using it since it also allows things like basic metadata to be utilized (e.g. Date Formatting, Column Labeling, etc).

Regards,

Jon