XSLT Transformation Functions

Question

Hello,
I have a trasnformation and something in this transformation is not logical. why do I have to write after the expression for-each, <item>????
        <ROOT>
          <LIST>
            <xsl:for-each select="/pre:XmlInterchange/pre:Payload/pre:Organisations/pre:Organisation/pre:OrganisationDetails/pre:Addresses/pre:Address">
              <item>
                <NAME>
                  <xsl:value-of select="string(../../pre:Name)"/>
                </NAME>
if I delete the expression <item> I get a short dump, the funny thing is that I can write whatever I want for the expression <item> and it works
So following I don't understand, why do I have to write it?

Answer 1

this is my xslt which works very well, but I understand not why I have to write the element <item> on the top and on the buttom.
<xsl:transform xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:pre="http://www.edi.com.au/EnterpriseService/" version="1.0">
  <xsl:template match="*">
    <asx:abap xmlns:asx="http://www.sap.com/abapxml" version="1.0">
      <asx:values>
        <ROOT>
          <LIST>
            <xsl:for-each select="/pre:XmlInterchange/pre:Payload/pre:Organisations/pre:Organisation/pre:OrganisationDetails/pre:Addresses/pre:Address">
              <item>
                <NAME>
                  <xsl:value-of select="string(../../pre:Name)"/>
                </NAME>
                <COUNTRY>
                  <xsl:value-of select="string(../../pre:Location/@Country)"/>
                </COUNTRY>
                <CITY>
                  <xsl:value-of select="string(../../pre:Location/@City)"/>
                </CITY>
                <LOCATION>
                  <xsl:value-of select="string(../../pre:Location)"/>
                </LOCATION>
                <ADDRESSLINE1>
                  <xsl:value-of select="string(pre:AddressLine1)"/>
                </ADDRESSLINE1>
                <ADDRESSLINE2>
                  <xsl:value-of select="string(pre:AddressLine2)"/>
                </ADDRESSLINE2>
                <ADDRESSCODE>
                  <xsl:value-of select="string(pre:AddressCode)"/>
                </ADDRESSCODE>
                <CITYORSUBURB>
                  <xsl:value-of select="string(pre:CityOrSuburb)"/>
                </CITYORSUBURB>
                <STATEORPROVINCE>
                  <xsl:value-of select="string(pre:StateOrProvince)"/>
                </STATEORPROVINCE>
                <POSTCODE>
                  <xsl:value-of select="string(pre:PostCode)"/>
                </POSTCODE>
                <LANGUAGE>
                  <xsl:value-of select="string(pre:Language)"/>
                </LANGUAGE>
              </item>
            </xsl:for-each>
          </LIST>
        </ROOT>
      </asx:values>
    </asx:abap>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:transform>