# Editing your XML processing instructions

A processing instruction is a syntax in XML for passing instructions along to the application using an XML document.

The following instructions were written for the Resource perspective, but they will also work in many other perspectives.

To edit a processing instruction, follow these steps:

1. In the Design view of the XML editor, right-click your processing instruction, and click Edit Processing Instruction.
2. The Target field is used to identify the application the instructions belongs to.
3. The Data field contains the instructions.
4. Click OK.

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