The Best Way to shred XML data into SQL Server database columns

Question

What is the best way to shred XML data into various database columns? So far I have mainly been using the nodes and value functions like so:

INSERT INTO some         


        

Answer 1

I'm not sure what is the best method. I used OPENXML construction:

INSERT INTO Test
SELECT Id, Data 
FROM OPENXML (@XmlDocument, '/Root/blah',2)
WITH (Id   int         '@ID',
      Data varchar(10) '@DATA')

To speed it up, you can create XML indices. You can set index specifically for value function performance optimization. Also you can use typed xml columns, which performs better.