hi a have a "code" element in my schema this element maps to the "client" table (wich PK is "client_id" ) i need to get, for a specific node the whole xml but adding the "client.name" field without having to write any specific code in the query thus, i just store the "code" and later, i will retrieve the "code" and "name" in a transparent/implicit way ...a kind of "access/get method"... declared in the schema or associated to it... it is possible?? thanks ks