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If the XML response is used for data exchange, the xsdt='true' attribute should be set on the <query> element. This enables the use of XML Schema data types that are culture-independent. If the response is used for presentation purposes, it can be useful to also use xsdt if for example dates or numbers are formatted in an XSLT stylesheets. If the response is only transformed to HTML with no custom formatting/calculation, then the culture-variant output (with no xsdt attribute, or xsdt='false') might be preferable.