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How to parse XML field in SQL Server 2008 R2

Hello, I'm trying to parse an XML field in a third party database and I haven't had any luck returning any of the individual elements. I've been able to parse XML with nested tags before, but apparantly this is too complex.

Specifically, I need to return all of the RiskCode, Description and Sequence values from the HighRiskIndicators section - but eventually I'll need to return all of the values.

I've attached a sample of the XML below. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
XML-Sample.txt

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Anthony Perkins

This is how I tested it:

DECLARE @YourTable TABLE (X Xml)
INSERT @YourTable(X) 
VALUES (
'<InstantIDModelResponse xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <Header xmlns="http://webservices.seisint.com/WsIdentity">
    <Status>0</Status>
    <QueryId>1234</QueryId>
    <TransactionId>1311111R700000</TransactionId>
  </Header>
  <Result xmlns="http://webservices.seisint.com/WsIdentity">
    <InputEcho>
      <Name>
        <First>TOM</First>
        <Last>SMITH</Last>
      </Name>
      <Address>
        <StreetAddress1>123 Main St</StreetAddress1>
        <City>DESOTO</City>
        <State>TX</State>
        <Zip5>75110</Zip5>
      </Address>
      <DOB>
        <Year>1980</Year>
        <Month>1</Month>
        <Day>15</Day>
      </DOB>
      <Age>34</Age>
      <SSN>123456789</SSN>
      <HomePhone>4697219454</HomePhone>
    </InputEcho>
    <Models>
      <Model>
        <Name>ConsumerVerificationIndex</Name>
        <Scores>
          <Score>
            <Type>nas</Type>
            <Value>8</Value>
            <HighRiskIndicators>
              <HighRiskIndicator>
                <RiskCode>03</RiskCode>
                <Description>The input SSN was issued prior to the input date-of-birth</Description>
                <Sequence>1</Sequence>
              </HighRiskIndicator>
              <HighRiskIndicator>
                <RiskCode>26</RiskCode>
                <Description>Unable to verify SSN/TIN</Description>
                <Sequence>2</Sequence>
              </HighRiskIndicator>
              <HighRiskIndicator>
                <RiskCode>27</RiskCode>
                <Description>Unable to verify phone number</Description>
                <Sequence>3</Sequence>
              </HighRiskIndicator>
              <HighRiskIndicator>
                <RiskCode>52</RiskCode>
                <Description>The input first name is not associated with input SSN</Description>
                <Sequence>4</Sequence>
              </HighRiskIndicator>
              <HighRiskIndicator>
                <RiskCode>10</RiskCode>
                <Description>The input phone number is a mobile number</Description>
                <Sequence>5</Sequence>
              </HighRiskIndicator>
              <HighRiskIndicator>
                <RiskCode>82</RiskCode>
                <Description>The input name and address return a different phone number</Description>
                <Sequence>6</Sequence>
              </HighRiskIndicator>
            </HighRiskIndicators>
          </Score>
        </Scores>
      </Model>
    </Models>
    <DOBVerified>true</DOBVerified>
  </Result>
</InstantIDModelResponse>')

;WITH XMLNAMESPACES ('http://webservices.seisint.com/WsIdentity'  AS WS)

SELECT	T.C.value('WS:RiskCode[1]', 'varchar(10)') RiskCode,		-- Change the data type as appropriate
	T.C.value('WS:Description[1]', 'varchar(100)') [Description],
	T.C.value('WS:Sequence[1]', 'varchar(100)') Sequence
FROM	@YourTable
	CROSS APPLY X.nodes('InstantIDModelResponse/WS:Result/WS:Models/WS:Model/WS:Scores/WS:Score/WS:HighRiskIndicators/WS:HighRiskIndicator') T(C)

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Output :

03	The input SSN was issued prior to the input date-of-birth	1
26	Unable to verify SSN/TIN					2
27	Unable to verify phone number					3
52	The input first name is not associated with input SSN		4
10	The input phone number is a mobile number			5
82	The input name and address return a different phone number	6

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EasyNiner

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That was exactly what I was looking for. I thought I only had to use the namespace alias for the parent tag. Thanks again!

Jeff Darling

I know this was already solved, but I tried it in MS SQL 2005 without using cross apply and a table.

This may help someone else with a similar issue with XML Namespaces.

DECLARE @myxml as XML;
set @myxml='<InstantIDModelResponse xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <Header xmlns="http://webservices.seisint.com/WsIdentity">
    <Status>0</Status>
    <QueryId>1234</QueryId>
    <TransactionId>1311111R700000</TransactionId>
  </Header>
  <Result xmlns="http://webservices.seisint.com/WsIdentity">
    <InputEcho>
      <Name>
        <First>TOM</First>
        <Last>SMITH</Last>
      </Name>
      <Address>
        <StreetAddress1>123 Main St</StreetAddress1>
        <City>DESOTO</City>
        <State>TX</State>
        <Zip5>75110</Zip5>
      </Address>
      <DOB>
        <Year>1980</Year>
        <Month>1</Month>
        <Day>15</Day>
      </DOB>
      <Age>34</Age>
      <SSN>123456789</SSN>
      <HomePhone>4697219454</HomePhone>
    </InputEcho>
    <Models>
      <Model>
        <Name>ConsumerVerificationIndex</Name>
        <Scores>
          <Score>
            <Type>nas</Type>
            <Value>8</Value>
            <HighRiskIndicators>
              <HighRiskIndicator>
                <RiskCode>03</RiskCode>
                <Description>The input SSN was issued prior to the input date-of-birth</Description>
                <Sequence>1</Sequence>
              </HighRiskIndicator>
              <HighRiskIndicator>
                <RiskCode>26</RiskCode>
                <Description>Unable to verify SSN/TIN</Description>
                <Sequence>2</Sequence>
              </HighRiskIndicator>
              <HighRiskIndicator>
                <RiskCode>27</RiskCode>
                <Description>Unable to verify phone number</Description>
                <Sequence>3</Sequence>
              </HighRiskIndicator>
              <HighRiskIndicator>
                <RiskCode>52</RiskCode>
                <Description>The input first name is not associated with input SSN</Description>
                <Sequence>4</Sequence>
              </HighRiskIndicator>
              <HighRiskIndicator>
                <RiskCode>10</RiskCode>
                <Description>The input phone number is a mobile number</Description>
                <Sequence>5</Sequence>
              </HighRiskIndicator>
              <HighRiskIndicator>
                <RiskCode>82</RiskCode>
                <Description>The input name and address return a different phone number</Description>
                <Sequence>6</Sequence>
              </HighRiskIndicator>
            </HighRiskIndicators>
          </Score>
        </Scores>
      </Model>
    </Models>
    <DOBVerified>true</DOBVerified>
  </Result>
</InstantIDModelResponse>';


;WITH XMLNAMESPACES ('http://webservices.seisint.com/WsIdentity'  AS WS)

SELECT
  Nodes.node.value('WS:RiskCode[1]', 'varchar(10)')  RiskCode,
  Nodes.node.value('WS:Description[1]', 'varchar(100)')   [Description],
  Nodes.node.value('WS:Sequence[1]', 'varchar(100)') Sequence
FROM
@myxml.nodes('InstantIDModelResponse/WS:Result/WS:Models/WS:Model/WS:Scores/WS:Score/WS:HighRiskIndicators/WS:HighRiskIndicator') AS Nodes(node);

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MS SQL Query XML with namespaces Example

Anthony Perkins

The reason you have to use CROSS APPLY is because you are going against an Xml column ("I'm trying to parse an XML field in a third party database") and more than likely the author will want to select values from the table.

Having said that, if this was a trivial case of querying an Xml variable then yes for sure you are on the right track.