How to Select SQL for XML with fixed head line - sql

Question

I have a simple SQL table with Values "Alpha", "Bravo" and "Charlie".
I Need to get result as displayed. The data within transaction: type, date, etc. are static and should be part of the select Statement.
I think this can be done using
SELECT ... for XML
But don't know how?
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[SampleTable]([ID_extern] [varchar](50) NULL)
INSERT INTO SampleTable VALUES ('Alpha')
INSERT INTO SampleTable VALUES ('Bravo')
INSERT INTO SampleTable VALUES ('Charlie')
INSERT INTO SampleTable VALUES ('Delta')

Answer 1

Here is a little kick-start for you
Example
Select [transaction/#type]='import_serial_number'
,[transaction/#date]='123459'
,[transaction/#vaultname]='Type in the name of the vault here'
,[transaction/serial_number/#name] = 'SampleAppendSerialNo'
,[transaction/serial_number/#mode] = 'append'
,[transaction/serial_number] = (
Select [serno_item/#item_counter] = row_number() over (order by ID_extern)
,[serno_item/#serno_item] = ID_extern
From SampleTable
For XML Path (''),TYPE
)
For XML Path('transactions'),Root('xml')
Returns
<xml>
<transactions>
<transaction type="import_serial_number" date="123459" vaultname="Type in the name of the vault here">
<serial_number name="SampleAppendSerialNo" mode="append">
<serno_item item_counter="1" serno_item="Alpha" />
<serno_item item_counter="2" serno_item="Bravo" />
<serno_item item_counter="3" serno_item="Charlie" />
<serno_item item_counter="4" serno_item="Delta" />
</serial_number>
</transaction>
</transactions>
</xml>

Answer 2

Where a column value goes in the XML is determined by a path in an alias. Use # for attributes. To get the ordinals you can use row_number().
Something like
SELECT row_number() OVER (ORDER BY id_extern) "serno_item/#item_counter",
id_extern "serno_item/#item_value"
FROM simple
FOR XML PATH ('');
gives you the inner part of the XML. You can either try nested queries or use string concatenation (concat()) to prepend/append the outer parts like in the following.
SELECT convert(xml, concat('<serial_number type="">',
(SELECT row_number() OVER (ORDER BY id_extern) "serno_item/#item_counter",
id_extern "serno_item/#item_value"
FROM simple
FOR XML PATH ('')),
'</serial_number>'));
(I'm not going to type all that stuff off of your screen shot, so this is just exemplary.)