Add <dc:variable name="variable" expr="xpath"/> construct to datacage language. Each time during traversal of the template this element is found a variable called 'variable' is set to the result of the the evaluation of the XPpath 'xpath'. Example: <dc:variable name="x" expr="$x + 1"/> <!-- Assign x+1 to x -->

select.abflusstafel = SELECT ABFLUSSTAFEL_NR, \
                             ABFLUSSTAFEL_BEZ, \
                             GUELTIG_VON, \
                             GUELTIG_BIS, \
                             PEGELNULLPUNKT FROM ABFLUSSTAFEL WHERE MESSSTELLE_NR LIKE :number