How can i generate a XML without repeating an field twice - sql-server

Question

I'm trying to generated a xml using the below code. But I'm not satisfied with the output result. Below code I'm using the cursor to get the ids for the xml to be generated and update in another table. Any help is appreciated and i'm new to xml. Thanks
DECLARE #xml_var XML;
DECLARE #ID INT;
DECLARE XML_CURSOR CURSOR FOR
SELECT id
FROM xml_temp_table
WHERE id IS NOT NULL;
OPEN XML_CURSOR;
FETCH NEXT
FROM XML_CURSOR
INTO #ID;
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SET #xml_var =
(
SELECT
(
SELECT 'Type' AS ID,
'Initial' AS VALUE,
'' AS TAG,
'true' AS VISIBLE,
Getdate() AS HISTORY,
'' AS DESCRIPTION,
'' AS COMMENT
FROM XML_TABLE d
WHERE D.XML_ID = #ID FOR XML PATH('field'),
TYPE ) AS 'field',
(
SELECT 'OwnerName' AS ID,
'Testing_XML' AS VALUE,
'' AS TAG,
'true' AS VISIBLE,
Getdate() AS HISTORY,
'' AS DESCRIPTION,
'' AS COMMENT
FROM XML_TABLE d
WHERE D.XML_ID = #ID FOR XML PATH('field'),
TYPE ) AS 'field'
FROM XML_TABLE p
WHERE P.XML_ID = #ID FOR XML PATH('Material'),
ROOT('FormValue') );
UPDATE S
SET S.XML_COL = #xml_var,
FROM LOCATION_TABLE_XML S
WHERE S.ID = #ID;
FETCH NEXT
FROM XML_CURSOR
INTO #ID;
END;
The result i'm getting is this way
<FormValue>
<Material>
<field> ----- i dont want this
<field>
<id>Type</id>
<value>Initial</value>
<tag />
<visible>true</visible>
<history>2016-11-08T16:53:16.440</history>
<description />
<comment />
</field>
<field>
<id>OwnerName</id>
<value>Testing_XML</value>
<tag />
<visible>true</visible>
<history>2016-11-08T16:53:16.440</history>
<description />
<comment />
</field>
</field> ---- i dont want this
</Material>
</FormValue>
But I want the result in this way
<FormValue>
<Material>
<field>
<id>Type</id>
<value>Initial</value>
<tag />
<visible>true</visible>
<history>2016-11-08T16:53:16.440</history>
<description />
<comment />
</field>
<field>
<id>OwnerName</id>
<value>Testing_XML</value>
<tag />
<visible>true</visible>
<history>2016-11-08T16:53:16.440</history>
<description />
<comment />
</field>
</Material>
</FormValue>

Answer 1

Might be enough to let the AS 'field' away. Your FOR XML PATH('field') will wrap each row with a <field> element.
The XML returning sub-selects can be seen as scalar values handled like a normal column. By providing a column alias this whole node gets a name and this name is again translated into a wrapping <field> element.
You can either erase this, or replace it with AS [node()] or with AS [*]