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Provides a root node container for the UDC (Universal Data Connection) elements that describe a connection to a data source. Contains the attributes and elements that define the type of connection described by the UDC file. Further describes the type of connection to the data source. One example is the DSP sub-type for binding SOAP data. Specifies which of the three types of data binding to use for the data connection: SOAP, XMLFile (for accessing XML files), or PartToPart (for communicating between Web Parts). Defines the format version of the elements defined by this Type. Defines the format version of the elements defined by this Type. Specifies which of the three types of data binding to use for the data connection: SOAP, XMLFile (for accessing XML files), or PartToPart (for communicating between Web Parts). Defines the format version of the elements defined by this Type. Defines the format version of the elements defined by this Type. Contains the name of the data source that is used in the data source catalog. Contains information specific to a particular type of data connection. Contains a description of the data source. Specifies a comma-separated list of keywords describing the data source. Specifies the string to be displayed in the ScreenTip for the data source in the data source catalog. Defines the format version of the common UDC elements. Defines the format version of the common UDC elements. Contains information specific to a particular type of data connection. Contains parameters that provide a way for the client processing the UDC to perform text replacement anywhere within the ConnectionInfo section. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Contains information necessary to prompt the user for credentials and resolve any associated CredentialValue elements in the ConnectionInfo section. Contains the details of a particular set of credentials. Specifies the type for a particular set of credentials. This attribute and the Resource attribute are used to match a CredentialBinding element with a CredentialValue element. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Specifies a string that represents the resource to be used with a particular set of credentials. This attribute and the Type attribute are used to match a CredentialBinding element with a CredentialValue element. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Contains a string that is used to distinguish multiple ConnectionInfo elements. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Does not apply to Excel data connections. Contains information necessary to prompt the user for credentials and resolve any associated CredentialValue elements in the ConnectionInfo section. Specifies a string that represents the resource to be used with a particular set of credentials. This attribute and the Type attribute are used to match a CredentialBinding element with a CredentialValue element. Specifies the type for a particular set of credentials. This attribute and the Resource attribute are used to match a CredentialBinding element with a CredentialValue element.