Hello I have an ASP.net application that renders a report from a XML-file. The file looks like this. <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> <dsInstrumentList xmlns="http://localhost/XML/dsInstrumentList.xsd"> <InstrumentList> <artnr>12317</artnr> <MIO-nummer>M306215</MIO-nummer> <Benämning>Termoelement</Benämning> <Fabrikat>Pentronic</Fabrikat> <Typbeteckning>Typ N</Typbeteckning> <Optioner /> <Serienummer>08020497</Serienummer> <Id-nummer /> <Status>Aktiv</Status> <Nästa_x0020_kalibrering /> <Placering /> <StatusId>10</StatusId> <Avdelning>MAA:Ludvika</Avdelning> <PåServiceId>30</PåServiceId> <Mätdonsansvarig>Herbert Breitfelder, MAL</Mätdonsansvarig> <MätdonsansvarigId>6</MätdonsansvarigId> <KalIntervall>12</KalIntervall> <Forvaltare>32</Forvaltare> <q_kal_ej>0</q_kal_ej> <Idnummer /> <Företag_x0020_ort>Bodycote Metech AB, Ludvika</Företag_x0020_ort> <Senaste_x0020_kalibrering /> </InstrumentList> <InstrumentList> <artnr>12317</artnr> <MIO-nummer>M306216</MIO-nummer> <Benämning>Termoelement</Benämning> <Fabrikat>Pentronic</Fabrikat> <Typbeteckning>Typ N</Typbeteckning> <Optioner /> <Serienummer>08020498</Serienummer> <Id-nummer /> <Status>Aktiv</Status> <Nästa_x0020_kalibrering /> <Placering /> The file is created from a typed dataset using dataset.writeXml. With the report builder I have created a dataset that has a data source that points to the XML file (http://localhost/Test1.xml). I have no query in the dataset. The problem is that several columns (eg. Id-nummer) dissappears when I run the dataset. This problem only occurs when for example column "Id-nummer" is empty (<Id-nummer />) in the first row of the dataset (XML file) It works fine if "Id-nummer" has a value (<Id-nummer>25061</Id-nummer>) Please advice!