Please help me create the indexes for this XML

Question

Hi Mark and others,
What is the way to create the correct index for this kind of XML (I posted earlier)? I created the indexes without using those prefixes without any problems but they do not seem to be used during processing. For 300 statutes, it took about 10 minutes! For the smplier verion, I created indexes and it took no more than 30 seconds to process more than 4000 statutes.
<AllStatuteQueryResponse xmlns="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/service/3.0">
<ns1:Statutes xmlns:ns1="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/messages/3.0">
<ns1:Statutes>
<ns2:StatuteId xmlns:ns2="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">1</ns2:StatuteId>
<ns3:Chapter xmlns:ns3="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">84</ns3:Chapter>
<ns4:Section xmlns:ns4="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">82</ns4:Section>
<ns5:Subdivision xmlns:ns5="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">1a</ns5:Subdivision>
<ns6:Year xmlns:ns6="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">0</ns6:Year>
<ns7:LegislativeSessionCode xmlns:ns7="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">
<ns7:StatuteCode>
<ns7:code>4</ns7:code>
<ns7:description>4</ns7:description>
</ns7:StatuteCode>
</ns7:LegislativeSessionCode>
<ns8:SessionTextIndicator xmlns:ns8="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">false</ns8:SessionTextIndicator>
<ns9:HeadNoteIndicator xmlns:ns9="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">false</ns9:HeadNoteIndicator>
<ns10:EffectiveDate xmlns:ns10="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">1859-01-01</ns10:EffectiveDate>
<ns11:EnactmentDate xmlns:ns11="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">1859-01-01</ns11:EnactmentDate>
<ns12:RepealedIndicator xmlns:ns12="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">false</ns12:RepealedIndicator>
<j:DocumentLocationURI xmlns:j="http://www.it.ojp.gov/jxdm/3.0.2">
<j:ID xsi:type="j:TextType" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/84/82.html</j:ID>
</j:DocumentLocationURI>
<ns13:SummaryDescriptionText xmlns:ns13="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">Snowmobiles-Snowmobile registration</ns13:SummaryDescriptionText>
<ns14:StatuteFunction xmlns:ns14="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">
<ns14:StatuteIntegrationId>1</ns14:StatuteIntegrationId>
Thanks!
Ben

Answer 1

Hi Mark, here is the schema. I did not register the schema, because when I processed the simpler version, I did not either and I just created the indexes. I did not create an VARRAY in the table. The DDL is simply create table CStatute_XML(id number, xmldoc xmltype).
Schema:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- CriMNet -->
<!-- Minnesota Criminal Justice Statute Web Service Data Dictionary -->
<!-- Dave Everson -->
<!-- Version 3.0 -->
<xsd:schema targetNamespace="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0" elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified" version="3.0" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0">
     <xsd:element name="StatuteCode">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>
                    This complex type is a generic structure representing code value sets defined in the Minnesota Criminal Justice Statute Service.
                    A single element of the value set contains both a code value (e.g. F) and a description (e.g. Felony).
                    The following concepts within the MNCJSS are represented by this complex type:
                         OffenseSummary
                         OffenseSummarySeverityLevel
                         LegislativeSession
                         Function
                         OffenseLevel
                         OffenseSeverityLevel
                         DetailedOffenseCode
                         GeneralOffenseCode
               </xsd:documentation>
          </xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:complexType>
               <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:element name="code" type="xsd:string"/>
                    <xsd:element name="description" type="xsd:string"/>
               </xsd:sequence>
          </xsd:complexType>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="StatuteId" type="xsd:integer">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>Primary Key reference to Minnesota Criminal Justice Statute Service disseminated by CriMNet</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>Statute.statuteId</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="StatuteIntegrationId" type="xsd:integer">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>Primary Key reference to the StatuteFunction object within the Minnesota Criminal Justice Statute Service disseminated by CriMNet</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.statuteIntegrationId</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="FunctionCode">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>TBD</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.Function</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:complexType>
               <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:element ref="StatuteCode"/>
               </xsd:sequence>
          </xsd:complexType>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="OffenseSummaryCode">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>TBD</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.OffenseSummary</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:complexType>
               <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:element ref="StatuteCode"/>
               </xsd:sequence>
          </xsd:complexType>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="OffenseSummarySeverityLevelCode">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>TBD</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.OffenseSummary.OffenseSummarySeverityLevel</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:complexType>
               <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:element ref="StatuteCode"/>
               </xsd:sequence>
          </xsd:complexType>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="OffenseLevelCode">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>TBD</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.OffenseLevel</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:complexType>
               <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:element ref="StatuteCode"/>
               </xsd:sequence>
          </xsd:complexType>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="OffenseSeverityLevelCode">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>TBD</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.OffenseSeverityLevel</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:complexType>
               <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:element ref="StatuteCode"/>
               </xsd:sequence>
          </xsd:complexType>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="LegislativeSessionCode">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>TBD</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteChapterSection.LegislativeSession</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:complexType>
               <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:element ref="StatuteCode"/>
               </xsd:sequence>
          </xsd:complexType>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="GeneralOffenseCode" nillable="true">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>An integer (1-9) identifier of a general statute category code used for statistical analysis.</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.DetailedOffenseCode.GeneralOffenseCode</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:complexType>
               <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:element ref="StatuteCode"/>
               </xsd:sequence>
          </xsd:complexType>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="DetailedOffenseCode" nillable="true">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>An identification number associated with a statute offense type in the form of nnn.nnn. From a list of 350. Corresponds to the StatuteOffinseTypeText.</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.DetailedOffenseCode</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:complexType>
               <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:element ref="StatuteCode"/>
               </xsd:sequence>
          </xsd:complexType>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="Chapter" type="xsd:string">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>A numeric identifier of a chapter within a statute.</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>Statute.chapter; StatuteChapterSection.chapter</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="Section" type="xsd:string" nillable="true">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>An integer number identifier of a section of a chapter of a statute.</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>Statute.section; StatuteChapterSection.section</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="Subdivision" type="xsd:string" nillable="true">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>An identifier of a subdivision within a code book.</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>Statute.subdivision</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="HeadNoteIndicator" type="xsd:boolean">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation></xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteChapterSection.headNote</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>     
     <xsd:element name="Year" type="xsd:int">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>TBD</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteChapterSection.year</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="EffectiveDate" type="xsd:date" nillable="true">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>The date a statute came into effect</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>Statute.effectiveDate</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="ExpirationDate" type="xsd:date" nillable="true">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>The date a statute was not longer effective.</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>Statute.effectiveDate</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="EnactmentDate" type="xsd:date" nillable="true">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>A date a statute was signed into law.</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>Statute.enactmentDate</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="RepealedIndicator" type="xsd:boolean">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>A date a statute number was repealed, amended, or renumbered.</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>Statute.repealedFlag</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="HeadNote" type="xsd:boolean">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation></xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>Statute.headNote</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="SummaryDescriptionText" type="xsd:string" nillable="true">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>A long description of a statute.</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>Statute.summaryText</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="LegislativeText" type="xsd:string" nillable="true">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>The legislative of a statute.</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteChapterSection.legislativeText</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>     
     <xsd:element name="SessionTextIndicator" type="xsd:boolean">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation></xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteChapterSection.sessionTextFlag</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>     
     <xsd:element name="FunctionText" type="xsd:string" nillable="true">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation></xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.functionText</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="JuvenileOnlyIndicator" type="xsd:boolean">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>An indicator identifying whether a statute applies to juveniles only.</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.juvenileOnlyFlag</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="CrimeOfViolenceIndicator" type="xsd:boolean">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>An indicator identifying whether a statute is a crime of violence under Minnesota statute 624 section 712 subdivision 5.</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.crimeOfViolenceFlag</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="EnhanceableIndicator" type="xsd:boolean">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>An indicator identifying whether the charges are enhanceable by specific factors (the definition of enhanceable is pending review).</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.enhanceableFlag</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="TargetedMisdemeanorIndicator" type="xsd:boolean">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>An indicator identifying whether a statute is a targeted misdemeanor as defined in Minnnesota Statute 299C.10, subdivision. 1(d).</xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.targetedMisdemeanorFlag</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="MandatoryAppearanceIndicator" type="xsd:boolean">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation></xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.mandatoryAppearanceFlag</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="RegisterableOffenseIndicator" type="xsd:boolean">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation></xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction.registerableOffenseFlag</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
     </xsd:element>
     <xsd:element name="StatuteFunction">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation></xsd:documentation>
               <xsd:appinfo>StatuteFunction</xsd:appinfo>
          </xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:complexType>
               <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:element ref="StatuteIntegrationId" />
                    <xsd:element ref="FunctionCode"/>
                    <xsd:element ref="FunctionText" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>                    
                    <xsd:element ref="CrimeOfViolenceIndicator"/>
                    <xsd:element ref="EnhanceableIndicator"/>
                    <xsd:element ref="TargetedMisdemeanorIndicator"/>
                    <xsd:element ref="RegisterableOffenseIndicator"/>                    
                    <xsd:element ref="JuvenileOnlyIndicator"/>
                    <xsd:element ref="MandatoryAppearanceIndicator"/>                                        
                    <xsd:element ref="OffenseLevelCode" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
                    <xsd:element ref="GeneralOffenseCode" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
                    <xsd:element ref="DetailedOffenseCode" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
                    <xsd:element ref="OffenseSummaryCode" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
                    <xsd:element ref="OffenseSummarySeverityLevelCode" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
                    <xsd:element ref="OffenseSeverityLevelCode" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
               </xsd:sequence>
          </xsd:complexType>
     </xsd:element>
</xsd:schema>
Query:
first part to get the statute ID numbers,
insert into CriMNet_Statutes
     select cs.StatuteId, cs.Chapter, cs.Section, cs.Subdivision, cs.Year, cs.LegCode,
          cs.LegDesc, cs.SessionTextIndicator, cs.HeadNoteIndicator,
          to_date(cs.EffectiveDate, 'yyyy/mm/dd') as eDate,
          to_date(cs.EnactmentDate, 'yyyy/mm/dd') as EnDate,
          cs.RepealedIndicator, cs.SummaryDescriptionText
     from Cstatute_xml,          
     xmltable
          xmlnamespaces
               default 'http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0',     
               --- or 'http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0' as "cs"
               'http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/service/3.0' as "cx",
               'http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/messages/3.0' as "ns1"                    
          '/cx:AllStatuteQueryResponse/ns1:Statutes/ns1:Statutes'               
          --- '/AllStatuteQueryResponse//ns:Statutes' --- produces an extra row
          passing SXMLDOC
          columns
          StatuteId     varchar2(10)     path '//StatuteId',
          Chapter          varchar2(10)     path '//Chapter',
          Section          varchar2(20)     path '//Section',
          Subdivision     varchar2(20)     path '//Subdivision',
          Year          number          path '//Year',     
          LegCode          varchar2(10)     path '//LegislativeSessionCode/StatuteCode/code',
          LegDesc          varchar2(10)     path '//LegislativeSessionCode/StatuteCode/description',
          SessionTextIndicator varchar2(10) path '//SessionTextIndicator',
          HeadNoteIndicator varchar2(10)     path '//HeadNoteIndicator',
          EffectiveDate     varchar2(15)     path '//EffectiveDate',
          EnactmentDate     varchar2(15)     path '//EnactmentDate',
          RepealedIndicator varchar2(10)     path '//RepealedIndicator',
          SummaryDescriptionText varchar2(150) path '//SummaryDescriptionText'     
     ) cs;
Second part to get the function code for each statute ID (one ID to many function codes).
declare
          v_statuteID     number;
          v_statuteIDC     varchar2(10);
          cursor c_cmns is
          select statuteid from CriMNet_Statutes;
     begin
          for v_cmns in c_cmns loop
               v_StatuteID := v_cmns.StatuteID;
               v_statuteIDC := to_char(v_statuteID);
               insert into CriMNet_Statute_Function
               select v_StatuteID, cf.* from Cstatute_xml,
               xmltable
                    xmlnamespaces
                         'http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/3.0' as "cs",
                         'http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/service/3.0' as "cx",
                         'http://crimnet.state.mn.us/mnjustice/statute/messages/3.0' as "ns1"                         
                    'for $cxm in /cx:AllStatuteQueryResponse/ns1:Statutes/ns1:Statutes[cs:StatuteId = $val/pStatuteId]/cs:StatuteFunction
                    return
                    <cs:CSFunction>
                         <cs:StatuteIntegrationId>{$cxm//cs:StatuteIntegrationId}</cs:StatuteIntegrationId>
                         <cs:FunctionCode>{$cxm//cs:FunctionCode/cs:StatuteCode/cs:code}</cs:FunctionCode>
                         <cs:FunctionDesc>{$cxm//cs:FunctionCode/cs:StatuteCode/cs:description}</cs:FunctionDesc>
                         <cs:CrimeOfViolenceIndicator>{$cxm//cs:CrimeOfViolenceIndicator}</cs:CrimeOfViolenceIndicator>
                         <cs:EnhanceableIndicator>{$cxm//cs:EnhanceableIndicator}</cs:EnhanceableIndicator>
                         <cs:TargetedMisdIndicator>{$cxm//cs:TargetedMisdemeanorIndicator}</cs:TargetedMisdIndicator>
                         <cs:RegisterableOffIndicator>{$cxm//cs:RegisterableOffenseIndicator}</cs:RegisterableOffIndicator>
                         <cs:JuvenileOnlyIndicator>{$cxm//cs:JuvenileOnlyIndicator}</cs:JuvenileOnlyIndicator>
                         <cs:MandatoryAppIndicator>{$cxm//cs:MandatoryAppearanceIndicator}</cs:MandatoryAppIndicator>
                         <cs:OffenseLevelCode>{$cxm//cs:OffenseLevelCode/cs:StatuteCode/cs:code}</cs:OffenseLevelCode>
                         <cs:OffenseLevelDesc>{$cxm//cs:OffenseLevelCode/cs:StatuteCode/cs:description}</cs:OffenseLevelDesc>
                         <cs:GeneralOffenseCode>{$cxm//cs:GeneralOffenseCode/cs:StatuteCode/cs:code}</cs:GeneralOffenseCode>
                         <cs:GeneralOffenseDesc>{$cxm//cs:GeneralOffenseCode/cs:StatuteCode/cs:description}</cs:GeneralOffenseDesc>
                         <cs:DetailedOffenseCode>{$cxm//cs:DetailedOffenseCode/cs:StatuteCode/cs:code}</cs:DetailedOffenseCode>
                         <cs:DetailedOffenseDesc>{$cxm//cs:DetailedOffenseCode/cs:StatuteCode/cs:description}</cs:DetailedOffenseDesc>
                         <cs:OffenseSummaryCode>{$cxm//cs:OffenseSummaryCode/cs:StatuteCode/cs:code}</cs:OffenseSummaryCode>
                         <cs:OffenseSummaryDesc>{$cxm//cs:OffenseSummaryCode/cs:StatuteCode/cs:description}</cs:OffenseSummaryDesc>
                         <cs:OffenseSumSeverityLevelCode>{$cxm//cs:OffenseSummarySeverityLevelCode/cs:StatuteCode/cs:code}</cs:OffenseSumSeverityLevelCode>
                         <cs:OffenseSumSeverityLevelDesc>{$cxm//cs:OffenseSummarySeverityLevelCode/cs:StatuteCode/cs:description}</cs:OffenseSumSeverityLevelDesc>
                    </cs:CSFunction>'                              
                    passing SXMLDOC, xmlelement("pStatuteId", v_statuteIDC) as "val"
                    columns
                    StatuteIntegrationId     number     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:StatuteIntegrationId',
                    FunctionCode          varchar2(10) path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:FunctionCode',
                    FunctionDesc          varchar2(30)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:FunctionDesc',
                    CrimeOfViolenceIndicator varchar2(10)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:CrimeOfViolenceIndicator',
                    EnhanceableIndicator     varchar2(10)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:EnhanceableIndicator',
                    TargetedMisdIndicator     varchar2(10)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:TargetedMisdIndicator',
                    RegisterableOffIndicator varchar2(10)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:RegisterableOffIndicator',
                    JuvenileOnlyIndicator     varchar2(10)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:JuvenileOnlyIndicator',
                    MandatoryAppIndicator     varchar2(10)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:MandatoryAppIndicator',
                    OffenseLevelCode     varchar2(10)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:OffenseLevelCode',
                    OffenseLevelDesc     varchar2(40)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:OffenseLevelDesc',
                    GeneralOffenseCode     varchar2(10)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:GeneralOffenseCode',
                    GeneralOffenseDesc     varchar2(60)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:GeneralOffenseDesc',
                    DetailedOffenseCode     varchar2(10)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:DetailedOffenseCode',
                    DetailedOffenseDesc     varchar2(60)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:DetailedOffenseDesc',
                    OffenseSummaryCode     varchar2(10)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:OffenseSummaryCode',
                    OffenseSummaryDesc     varchar2(60)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:OffenseSummaryDesc',
                    OffenseSumSeverityLevelCode varchar2(10)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:OffenseSumSeverityLevelCode',
                    OffenseSumSeverityLevelDesc varchar2(30)     path '/cs:CSFunction/cs:OffenseSumSeverityLevelDesc'          
               ) cf;
               ---dbms_output.put_line('Statute ID = ' || v_StatuteID);
          end loop;
     end;
You mentioned that I should include the namespace in the existsnode function but I did not. I am going to try after including it. Thanks.
Ben