diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Annotation.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Annotation.groovy
index 40d71ac6..97eef300 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Annotation.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Annotation.groovy
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Annotation extends SchemaComponent {
     }
   }
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     new JQName(SCHEMA_NS, 'annotation')
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Appinfo.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Appinfo.groovy
index 1dfbbc1d..5f8c7573 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Appinfo.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Appinfo.groovy
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Appinfo extends SchemaComponent {
     creator.createAppinfo(this, ctx)
   }
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'appinfo'
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/AttributeGroup.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/AttributeGroup.groovy
index 0d11fcff..d48cc3da 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/AttributeGroup.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/AttributeGroup.groovy
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class AttributeGroup extends SchemaComponent{
     res.flatten()
   }
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'attributeGroup'
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/BuiltInSchemaType.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/BuiltInSchemaType.groovy
index c03cc01a..dc23e27a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/BuiltInSchemaType.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/BuiltInSchemaType.groovy
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class BuiltInSchemaType extends TypeDefinition {
 	String namespace
 	QName qname
 	
-  protected getElementName() {
+  public getElementName() {
 	  'built-in-schema-type'
   }
 	
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/ComplexContent.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/ComplexContent.groovy
index ec0751b6..8a5f7a05 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/ComplexContent.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/ComplexContent.groovy
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class ComplexContent extends SchemaComponent {
     derivation instanceof Restriction
   }
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     new JQName(SCHEMA_NS, 'complexContent')
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/ComplexType.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/ComplexType.groovy
index 5f229858..30ef6fc4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/ComplexType.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/ComplexType.groovy
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ComplexType extends TypeDefinition {
     }
   }
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'complexType'
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Documentation.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Documentation.groovy
index a6df5645..e48993e5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Documentation.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Documentation.groovy
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Documentation extends SchemaComponent {
     creator.createDocumentation(this, ctx)
   }
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'documentation'
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Element.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Element.groovy
index c9cc59b0..0137ade3 100755
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Element.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Element.groovy
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class Element extends Declaration {
     log.debug "child [$child] of element [$name] parsed!"
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'element'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Extension.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Extension.groovy
index 121bd4bb..5afdd399 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Extension.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Extension.groovy
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import static com.predic8.soamodel.Consts.SCHEMA_NS
 
 class Extension extends Derivation {
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     new JQName(SCHEMA_NS, 'extension')
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Field.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Field.groovy
index 4e5cb818..3e6ff3aa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Field.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Field.groovy
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Field extends SchemaComponent {
 		xpath = token.getAttributeValue( null , 'xpath')
 	}
 	
-	protected getElementName(){
+	public getElementName(){
 		'field'
 	}
 	
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Group.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Group.groovy
index 0e18d229..c3133796 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Group.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Group.groovy
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Group extends SchemaComponent{
     }
   }
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     // If changed to QName, SchemaDiffGenerator has to be modified.
     'group'
   }
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/GroupRef.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/GroupRef.groovy
index 761b6ffe..617a2873 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/GroupRef.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/GroupRef.groovy
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class GroupRef extends SchemaComponent{
     obj && getClass() == obj.getClass() && ref == obj.ref
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'group'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Import.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Import.groovy
index 408e6fc8..84a7e9b0 100755
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Import.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Import.groovy
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Import extends SchemaComponent {
 		creator.createImport(this, ctx.clone())
 	}
 
-	protected getElementName(){
+	public getElementName(){
 		new JQName(SCHEMA_NS, 'import')
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Include.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Include.groovy
index 2609306e..2acb6db2 100755
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Include.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Include.groovy
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Include extends SchemaComponent {
     schema.baseDir = origBaseDir
   }
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     new JQName(SCHEMA_NS, 'include')
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Restriction.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Restriction.groovy
index 2805fd8f..be7533df 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Restriction.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Restriction.groovy
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import static com.predic8.soamodel.Consts.SCHEMA_NS
 
 class Restriction extends Derivation {
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     new JQName(SCHEMA_NS, 'restriction')
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Schema.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Schema.groovy
index 3917a8ea..c830ab5d 100755
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Schema.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Schema.groovy
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class Schema extends SchemaComponent{
     }
   }
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'schema'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/SchemaList.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/SchemaList.groovy
index 9a482a28..02a53901 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/SchemaList.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/SchemaList.groovy
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class SchemaList extends SchemaComponent {
              simpleType == obj.simpleType )
   }
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     new JQName(SCHEMA_NS, 'list')
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Selector.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Selector.groovy
index 5a46e6f6..212664e1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Selector.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Selector.groovy
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Selector extends SchemaComponent {
 		xpath = token.getAttributeValue( null , 'xpath')
 	}
 	
-  protected getElementName() {
+  public getElementName() {
     'selector'
   }
 	
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/SimpleContent.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/SimpleContent.groovy
index bf53cdaa..cd353084 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/SimpleContent.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/SimpleContent.groovy
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class SimpleContent extends SchemaComponent {
     return extension ?: restriction
   }
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     new JQName(SCHEMA_NS, 'simpleContent')
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/SimpleType.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/SimpleType.groovy
index 124a3fb9..64454ef5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/SimpleType.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/SimpleType.groovy
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class SimpleType extends TypeDefinition {
 				list == obj.list )
 	}
 
-	protected getElementName(){
+	public getElementName(){
 		'simpleType'
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Union.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Union.groovy
index fc773247..150550d6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Union.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Union.groovy
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Union extends SchemaComponent{
              simpleTypes == obj.simpleTypes )
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'union'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Unique.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Unique.groovy
index 64536262..d734a191 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Unique.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/Unique.groovy
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Unique extends SchemaComponent {
 		}
 	}
 
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'unique'
   }
 	
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/BaseRestriction.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/BaseRestriction.groovy
index b9804cba..00d19d82 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/BaseRestriction.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/BaseRestriction.groovy
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class BaseRestriction  extends SchemaComponent {
     obj && getClass() == obj.getClass() && facets == obj.facets && base == obj.base &&  childSimpleType == obj.childSimpleType
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     new JQName(SCHEMA_NS, 'restriction')
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/EnumerationFacet.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/EnumerationFacet.groovy
index 28da5fa0..7ab976e6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/EnumerationFacet.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/EnumerationFacet.groovy
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class EnumerationFacet extends Facet {
     creator.createEnumerationFacet(this, ctx)
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
 	'enumeration'
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/FractionDigits.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/FractionDigits.groovy
index 8be85b49..196cb836 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/FractionDigits.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/FractionDigits.groovy
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class FractionDigits extends Facet {
     creator.createFractionDigits(this, ctx)
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'fractionDigits'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/LengthFacet.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/LengthFacet.groovy
index 21cceff2..cfaa5605 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/LengthFacet.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/LengthFacet.groovy
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class LengthFacet extends Facet{
     creator.createLengthFacet(this, ctx)
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'length'
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MaxExclusiveFacet.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MaxExclusiveFacet.groovy
index d5b4bf73..15f811bf 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MaxExclusiveFacet.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MaxExclusiveFacet.groovy
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class MaxExclusiveFacet extends Facet {
     creator.createMaxExclusiveFacet(this, ctx)
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'maxExclusive'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MaxInclusiveFacet.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MaxInclusiveFacet.groovy
index 1eddcd78..c0ced718 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MaxInclusiveFacet.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MaxInclusiveFacet.groovy
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class MaxInclusiveFacet extends Facet {
     creator.createMaxInclusiveFacet(this, ctx)
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'maxInclusive'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MaxLengthFacet.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MaxLengthFacet.groovy
index 28f12e70..740b19ea 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MaxLengthFacet.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MaxLengthFacet.groovy
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class MaxLengthFacet extends Facet {
     creator.createMaxLengthFacet(this, ctx)
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'maxLength'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MinExclusiveFacet.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MinExclusiveFacet.groovy
index a4c615e9..f4efd2f8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MinExclusiveFacet.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MinExclusiveFacet.groovy
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class MinExclusiveFacet extends Facet {
     creator.createMinExclusiveFacet(this, ctx)
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'minExclusive'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MinInclusiveFacet.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MinInclusiveFacet.groovy
index 15712e3b..8639cd94 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MinInclusiveFacet.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MinInclusiveFacet.groovy
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class MinInclusiveFacet extends Facet {
     creator.createMinInclusiveFacet(this, ctx)
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'minInclusive'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MinLengthFacet.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MinLengthFacet.groovy
index 40e8f598..224eee5e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MinLengthFacet.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/MinLengthFacet.groovy
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class MinLengthFacet extends Facet {
     creator.createMinLengthFacet(this, ctx)
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'minLength'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/PatternFacet.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/PatternFacet.groovy
index 7f175a23..e33ca674 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/PatternFacet.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/PatternFacet.groovy
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class PatternFacet extends Facet {
     creator.createPatternFacet(this, ctx)
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'pattern'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/TotalDigitsFacet.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/TotalDigitsFacet.groovy
index 55565475..ccc2827e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/TotalDigitsFacet.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/TotalDigitsFacet.groovy
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class TotalDigitsFacet extends Facet {
     creator.createTotalDigitsFacet(this, ctx)
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'totalDigits'
   }
   
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/WhiteSpaceFacet.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/WhiteSpaceFacet.groovy
index c0ae96fd..fa320b64 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/WhiteSpaceFacet.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/predic8/schema/restriction/facet/WhiteSpaceFacet.groovy
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class WhiteSpaceFacet extends Facet{
     creator.createWhiteSpaceFacet(this, ctx)
   }
   
-  protected getElementName(){
+  public getElementName(){
     'whiteSpace'
   }