That was exactly the issue!  Now the question is, in what circumstances would one try to do "$.Transaction[*].PostDate" vs the binding to the parent?  I'm trying to drive some design standards and would like to know if this is just a novice mistake or a valid approach in certain conditions.

I am by no means an expert but I have a condition where a form will bind to an xml repeatable element called transactions with elements under each transaction as seen below.I'm having trouble with a situation where the including XML is missing an OPTIONAL element for one of the transctions.  While I...