This topic defines the example message that is used in many of the examples throughout the information center.
<Invoice>
<InvoiceNo>300524</InvoiceNo>
<InvoiceDate>2000-12-07</InvoiceDate>
<InvoiceTime>12:40:00</InvoiceTime>
<TillNumber>3</TillNumber>
<Cashier StaffNo='089'>Mary</Cashier>
<Customer>
<FirstName>Andrew</FirstName>
<LastName>Smith</LastName>
<Title>Mr</Title>
<DOB>20-01-70</DOB>
<PhoneHome>01962818000</PhoneHome>
<PhoneWork />
<Billing>
<Address>14 High Street</Address>
<Address>Hursley Village</Address>
<Address>Hampshire</Address>
<PostCode>SO213JR</PostCode>
</Billing>
</Customer>
<Payment>
<CardType>Visa</CardType>
<CardNo>4921682832258418</CardNo>
<CardName>Mr Andrew J. Smith</CardName>
<Valid>1200</Valid>
<Expires>1101</Expires>
</Payment>
<Purchases>
<Item>
<Title Category='Computer' Form='Paperback' Edition='2'>The XML Companion</Title>
<ISBN>0201674866</ISBN>
<Author>Neil Bradley</Author>
<Publisher>Addison-Wesley</Publisher>
<PublishDate>October 1999</PublishDate>
<UnitPrice>27.95</UnitPrice>
<Quantity>2</Quantity>
</Item>
<Item>
<Title Category='Computer' Form='Paperback' Edition='2'>A Complete Guide to DB2 Universal Database</Title>
<ISBN>1558604820</ISBN>
<Author>Don Chamberlin</Author>
<Publisher>Morgan Kaufmann Publishers</Publisher>
<PublishDate>April 1998</PublishDate>
<UnitPrice>42.95</UnitPrice>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
</Item>
<Item>
<Title Category='Computer' Form='Hardcover' Edition='0'>JAVA 2 Developers Handbook</Title>
<ISBN>0782121799</ISBN>
<Author>Philip Heller, Simon Roberts </Author>
<Publisher>Sybex, Inc.</Publisher>
<PublishDate>September 1998</PublishDate>
<UnitPrice>59.99</UnitPrice>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
</Item>
</Purchases>
<StoreRecords/>
<DirectMail/>
<Error/>
</Invoice>
For a diagrammatic representation of this message, and for examples of how this message can be manipulated with ESQL statements and functions, refer to Writing ESQL.