Importing Acrobat XML Data into Excel XML Map (XML,XSD)

Hello,

I'm running into an issue exporting XML output from Acrobat Pro DC (Version 2019.010.20069) and importing it into an Excel (Version 2013) XML map.

Here's my process:

Using Acrobat Pro DC, I have a form with form field data in the document. This data is exporting into an XML format using the following command:

Edit->Form Options->Export Data and saved as an *.xml file.

The exported XML document is verified within Visual Studio 2017 (Version 15.9.6) as such:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<fields xmlns:xfdf="http://ns.adobe.com/xfdf-transition/">

...

... (XML Data Here) ...

...

</fields>

Using Visual Studio 2017, an XSD file is generated from the XML file using the following command:

XML->Create Schema and saved as an *.xsd file.

The generated XSD document is verified within Visual Studio 2017 as such:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<xs:schema xmlns:xfdf="http://ns.adobe.com/xfdf-transition/" attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

  <xs:import namespace="http://ns.adobe.com/xfdf-transition/" />

  <xs:element name="fields">

    <xs:complexType>

      <xs:sequence>

...

... (XSD Data Here) ...

...

      <xs:sequence>

   </xs:complexType>

  </xs:element>

</xs:schema>

Finally, Excel 2013 is open and the following commands are used to bind the generated XSD file:

Developer->Source->XML Maps...->Add...->(XSD File Selected) and an Error Message pops up.

Undeclared XSD attribute: '{http://ns.adobe.com/xfdf-transition/}original'.

The error indicates that 'original' attribute from the namespace is missing or unable to be referenced. This speaks to the elements within the XML/XSD files:

(delphi - Validate a XML against a XSD: Undeclared XSD element - Stack Overflow )

(Correct me if I'm wrong)

... (XSD Data Here) ...

<xs:attribute ref="xfdf:original" use="required" />

... (XSD Data Here) ...

... (XML Data Here) ...

<First6Digits xfdf:original="First 6 Digits">333333</First6Digits>

... (XML Data Here) ...

I am needing the XSD schema for the xfdf namespace (http://ns.adobe.com/xfdf-transition/) to help Excel reference the undeclared XSD attributes.

This would be done by adding the *.xsd file and a corresponding schemaLocation within the generated XSD file from Visual Studio.

Questions:

1) Is my understanding of the issue wrong/incorrect in any way?

2) Where might I find the Adobe XSD schema file for helping Excel reference the xfdf-transition namespace?

3) Are there any XML Export Data options which remove the xfdf namespace inclusion in the XML output?

3) Is there a method for retaining back-compatibility with older XML Export Data options which did not use the xfdf namespace? (i.e. export xml data without namespace data).