XML Mapping InfoPath to Excel Include metadata?

Grabbing an InfoPath form from a SharePoint Form Library (in the form of xml files) then dragging and dropping into Excel creates a nice XML map which paves the way for a neat Import.
This doesn't bring over the metadata though - things like "Created By" for each form.
Anyone have any thoughts on getting this?

Thank you Sammi for a response.
1) You have one xml file and this xml file is the only xml data source of your excel file.
Yes
2) You have 4-5 queries based on this xml map. Do it mean you divide your xml map into 4-5 data ranges (or blocks) in your excel file?
Yes I divide the mappings from the one source to 4-5 blocks on different worksheets.
3) You use several components binding to these data respectively
Yes
4) All of these components only get data from the first data range.
Yes
I have also tried to have each query from the database export to its own xml file, map all of these xml files into the model, import, bind, add connection in data manager, add connection refresh button (one for all and also one for each) and same results.  Only one query will be updated.....
I will e-mail you the model.
Thanks!
Mark

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