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Ok, so I have this XML data that I’m trying to alter. I have

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Ok, so I have this XML data that I’m trying to alter. I have XSLT written but it’s not doing the trick and I need help figuring out what is wrong with it.

Here is my XML that I need to alter using XSLT:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<bb:Report_Data xmlns:bb="urn:com.playdate.report/Absence_Balances-Outbound">
   <bb:Report_Entry>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
      <bb:All_Eligible_Time_Off_Plans_for_Worker>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
         <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
      </bb:All_Eligible_Time_Off_Plans_for_Worker>
      <bb:All_Eligible_Time_Off_Plans_for_Worker>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
         <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>3.323077</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
      </bb:All_Eligible_Time_Off_Plans_for_Worker>
      <bb:All_Eligible_Time_Off_Plans_for_Worker>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
         <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
      </bb:All_Eligible_Time_Off_Plans_for_Worker>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate1>08122012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate1>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate2>08262012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate2>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate3>09092012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate3>
                <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </bb:Report_Entry>

</bb:Report_Data>

This is what I need it to look like:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<bb:Report_Data xmlns:bb="urn:com.playdate.report/Absence_Balances-Outbound">

   <projectedBalanceTotal>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
         <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>08122012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
         <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>3.323077</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>08122012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
         <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>08122012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>

   <projectedBalanceTotal>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
         <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>08262012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
         <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>3.323077</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>08262012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
         <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>08262012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
         <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>09092012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>

   <projectedBalanceTotal>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
         <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>3.323077</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>09092012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
         <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>09092012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>

</bb:Report_Data>

This is the XSLT I am using that’s not doing the trick:

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
  xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
  xmlns:wd="urn:com.playdate.report/Projected_Absence_Balances-Outbound">
<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
 <bb:Report_Data>
   <xsl:apply-templates select="*/*/*/*[starts-with(local-name(),'projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate')]"/>
 </bb:Report_Data>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="*">
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
     <xsl:copy-of select="
       ../../bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId      |
       ../bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId          |
       ../bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription    |
       ../bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period" />
     <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
      <xsl:value-of select="." />
     </bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
     <xsl:copy-of select="../../bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId" />
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

It would also be nice if I could remove the WD prefixes. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-10T00:32:33+00:00

I think you probably first need to start off by matching bb:Report_Entry elements

<xsl:apply-templates select="bb:Report_Data/bb:Report_Entry"/>

Then, for each such entry, you try to match the effective dates

<xsl:apply-templates 
   select="*[starts-with(local-name(),'projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate')]"/>

And then, within the template that matches the dates, you match bb:All_Eligible_Time_Off_Plans_for_Worker elements, but passing in the date as a parameter.

<xsl:template match="*[starts-with(local-name(),'projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate')]">
   <xsl:apply-templates select="../bb:All_Eligible_Time_Off_Plans_for_Worker">
      <xsl:with-param name="date" select="."/>
   </xsl:apply-templates>
</xsl:template>

The template for bb:All_Eligible_Time_Off_Plans_for_Worker could then output the elements within in, along with the effective which was passed as a parameter.

Here is the full XSLT

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:bb="urn:com.playdate.report/Absence_Balances-Outbound">
   <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>

   <xsl:template match="/">
      <bb:Report_Data>
         <xsl:apply-templates select="bb:Report_Data/bb:Report_Entry"/>
      </bb:Report_Data>
   </xsl:template>

   <xsl:template match="bb:Report_Entry">
      <xsl:apply-templates select="*[starts-with(local-name(),'projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate')]"/>
   </xsl:template>

   <xsl:template match="*[starts-with(local-name(),'projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate')]">
      <xsl:apply-templates select="../bb:All_Eligible_Time_Off_Plans_for_Worker">
         <xsl:with-param name="date" select="."/>
      </xsl:apply-templates>
   </xsl:template>

   <xsl:template match="bb:All_Eligible_Time_Off_Plans_for_Worker">
      <xsl:param name="date"/>
      <projectedBalanceTotal>
         <xsl:copy-of select="../bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId"/>
         <xsl:copy-of select="*"/>
         <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
            <xsl:value-of select="$date"/>
         </bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
         <xsl:copy-of select="../bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId"/>
      </projectedBalanceTotal>
   </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

When applied to your sample XML, the following is output

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<bb:Report_Data xmlns:bb="urn:com.playdate.report/Absence_Balances-Outbound">
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
      <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>08122012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
      <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>3.323077</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>08122012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
      <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>08122012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
      <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>08262012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
      <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>3.323077</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>08262012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
      <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>08262012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Sick</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
      <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>09092012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Vacation</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
      <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>3.323077</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>09092012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
   <projectedBalanceTotal>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>1040182074</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.principalId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.planCodeId>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>Winter Recess</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.leaveDescription>
      <bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>0</bb:projected_balance_accrual_amount_for_the_pay_period>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>09092012</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.effectiveDate>
      <bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>0260971</bb:projectedBalanceTotal.employeeId>
   </projectedBalanceTotal>
</bb:Report_Data>

I wasn’t entirely sure if you actually wanted to change the namespace or not, so currently the XSLT keeps it the same.

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