Bulk Inserts with XML

/* Create some tables to work with */
CREATE TABLE dbo.orders
(
      order_id      INT IDENTITY(1,1)   Not Null
    , orderDate     DATETIME            Not Null
    , customer_id   INT                 Not Null
 
    CONSTRAINT PK_orders
        PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED(order_id)
);
 
CREATE TABLE dbo.orderDetails
(
      orderDetail_id    INT IDENTITY(1,1)   Not Null
    , order_id          INT                 Not Null
    , lineItem          INT                 Not Null
    , product_id        INT                 Not Null
 
    CONSTRAINT PK_orderDetails
        PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED(orderDetail_id)
 
    CONSTRAINT FK_orderDetails_orderID
        FOREIGN KEY(order_id)
        REFERENCES dbo.orders(order_id)
);
Go
 
/* Create a new procedure using an XML parameter */
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.insert_orderXML_sp
      @orderDate        DATETIME
    , @customer_id      INT
    , @orderDetailsXML  XML
AS
BEGIN
 
    SET NOCOUNT ON;
 
    DECLARE @myOrderID INT;
 
    INSERT INTO dbo.orders
    (
          orderDate
        , customer_id    
    )
    VALUES
    (
          @orderDate
        , @customer_id
    );
 
    SET @myOrderID = SCOPE_IDENTITY();
 
    INSERT INTO dbo.orderDetails
    (
          order_id
        , lineItem
        , product_id
    )
    SELECT @myOrderID
         , myXML.value('./@lineItem', 'int')
         , myXML.value('./@product_id', 'int')
    FROM @orderDetailsXML.nodes('/orderDetail') As nodes(myXML);
 
    SET NOCOUNT OFF;
 
END
GO
 
 
/* Call our stored procedure */
EXECUTE dbo.insert_orderXML_sp
      @orderDate = '2008-01-01'
    , @customer_id = 101
    , @orderDetailsXML = 
        '<orderDetail lineItem="1" product_id="123" />
         <orderDetail lineItem="2" product_id="456" />
         <orderDetail lineItem="3" product_id="789" />
         <orderDetail lineItem="4" product_id="246" />
         <orderDetail lineItem="5" product_id="135" />';
 
 
/* Check our data */
SELECT * FROM dbo.orders;
SELECT * FROM dbo.orderDetails;
 
 
/* Clean up our mess */
DROP PROCEDURE insert_orderXML_sp;
DROP TABLE dbo.orderDetails;
DROP TABLE dbo.orders;