CREATE VIEW [Production].[vProductModelInstructions] AS SELECT [ProductModelID] ,[Name] ,[Instructions].value(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/ProductModelManuInstructions"; (/root/text())[1]', 'nvarchar(max)') AS [Instructions] ,[MfgInstructions].ref.value('@LocationID[1]', 'int') AS [LocationID] ,[MfgInstructions].ref.value('@SetupHours[1]', 'decimal(9, 4)') AS [SetupHours] ,[MfgInstructions].ref.value('@MachineHours[1]', 'decimal(9, 4)') AS [MachineHours] ,[MfgInstructions].ref.value('@LaborHours[1]', 'decimal(9, 4)') AS [LaborHours] ,[MfgInstructions].ref.value('@LotSize[1]', 'int') AS [LotSize] ,[Steps].ref.value('string(.)[1]', 'nvarchar(1024)') AS [Step] ,[rowguid] ,[ModifiedDate] FROM [Production].[ProductModel] CROSS APPLY [Instructions].nodes(N'declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/ProductModelManuInstructions"; /root/Location') MfgInstructions(ref) CROSS APPLY [MfgInstructions].ref.nodes('declare default element namespace "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2004/07/adventure-works/ProductModelManuInstructions"; step') Steps(ref);