Creating hierarchical XML from MS SQL

Question

Hello,
I am trying to create a hierarchical XML from MS SQL database. I have got a SQL running:
select distinct
1 as Tag,
NULL as Parent,
X_SEQ_NUM as [Invoice!1!Invoice_Num!element],
COALESCE(INV.ADJUSTMENT_AMT,0) as [Invoice!1!Adjusted_Total!element],
Null as [Item!2!CostedAccrual!element],
Null as [Item!2!QuotAcc!element],
Null as [Item!2!Prod_Name!element]
from S_INVOICE INV
inner join S_INVOICE_ITEM ITEM on (ITEM.INVOICE_ID = INV.ROW_ID)
inner join S_PROD_INT PROD on (PROD.ROW_ID = ITEM.PROD_ID)
where
INV.X_TAX_POINT_DT between '2010-02-01' and '2010-02-15'
and (PROD.X_FREIGHT_FLG = 'Y' or PROD.X_INT_PROD_FLAG = 'Y')
and X_SEQ_NUM = '1066505'
UNION ALL
select distinct
2 as Tag,
1 as Parent,
INV.X_SEQ_NUM ,
COALESCE(INV.ADJUSTMENT_AMT,0),
     COALESCE(ITEM.X_UNIT_PRI,0) as CostedAccrual, --costed accrual
     COALESCE(ITEM.X_QUOTED_AMT,0)/ITEM.X_EXCHANGE_RATE as QuotAcc,
     PROD.NAME as Prod_Name
from S_INVOICE INV
inner join S_INVOICE_ITEM ITEM on (ITEM.INVOICE_ID = INV.ROW_ID)
inner join S_PROD_INT PROD on (PROD.ROW_ID = ITEM.PROD_ID)
where
INV.X_TAX_POINT_DT between '2010-02-01' and '2010-02-15'
and (PROD.X_FREIGHT_FLG = 'Y' or PROD.X_INT_PROD_FLAG = 'Y')
and X_SEQ_NUM = '1066505'
ORDER by 3, 7
for XML EXPLICIT
( we are on a siebel created db)
and I get the following
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
- <ROWSET>
- <ROW>
- <XML_F52E2B61-18A1-11d1-B105-00805F49916B>
- <Invoice>
<Invoice_Num>1066505</Invoice_Num>
<Adjusted_Total>220.0000000</Adjusted_Total>
- <Item>
<CostedAccrual>200.0000000</CostedAccrual>
<QuotAcc>0.00000000000000000000000</QuotAcc>
<Prod_Name>Third Party Services</Prod_Name>
</Item>
</Invoice>
</XML_F52E2B61-18A1-11d1-B105-00805F49916B>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>
(Apologies for the lack of outlining)
My question is about the the line "XML_F52E...." as it isn't right and I'm not sure how to proceed.
Any thoughts?
Thank you in advance.
Richard

Answer 1

Hi Richard,
Not sure, if i got it correctly.
You are talking abt the element name ?
then, always give meaningful short name to columns in the query.