Use attribute value to create new attribute
File: Data.xml <wine grape="Cabernet"> <winery>shop 1</winery> <product>product 1</product> <year>1996</year> <prices date="12/1/01"> <list>13.99</list> <discounted>11.00</discounted> </prices> </wine> File: Transform.xslt <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0"> <xsl:output method="xml" omit-xml-declaration="yes" indent="no" /> <xsl:template match="prices"> <prices date="{@date}"> <xsl:apply-templates /> </prices> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet> Output: shop 1 product 1 1996 <prices date="12/1/01"> 13.99 11.00 </prices>