I'll add the full xml below but my biggest challenge is in finding the xpath methods that are available in Perl to select a node by its attributute value - when the attribute value includes space. 

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
- <PLMXML xmlns="http://www.plmxml.org/Schemas/PLMXMLSchema" schemaVer
+sion="5.1" date="2009-06-23" time="10:44:53" author="TcEng">
  <Header id="id1" traverseRootRefs="#id6 #id52 #id2 #id15 #id30 #id33
+ #id19" transferContext="AFexportEO" /> 
- <ProductRevision id="id15" name="160D999998-98" accessRefs="#id3" su
+bType="EngChange Revision" masterRef="#id17" revision="A">
  <Description>this is the change description defined upon change crea
+tion</Description> 
  <ApplicationRef version="BSApEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+BOGpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
- <UserData id="id16">
  <UserValue value="2009-06-23T10:42:59" title="creation_date" /> 
  </UserData>
  <AssociatedForm id="id32" role="IMAN_specification" formRef="#id30" 
+/> 
  <AssociatedForm id="id35" role="IMAN_specification" formRef="#id33" 
+/> 
  <AssociatedForm id="id38" role="IMAN_master_form_rev" formRef="#id36
+" /> 
  </ProductRevision>
- <ProductRevision id="id19" name="new part" accessRefs="#id3" subType
+="Part Revision" masterRef="#id21" revision="01">
  <ApplicationRef version="xlIpEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+xdEpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
- <UserData id="id20">
  <UserValue value="2009-06-23T10:41:19" title="creation_date" /> 
  </UserData>
  <AssociatedForm id="id29" role="IMAN_master_form_rev" formRef="#id24
+" /> 
  </ProductRevision>
- <Product id="id21" name="new part" accessRefs="#id3" subType="Part" 
+productId="160D999998-98">
  <ApplicationRef version="xdEpEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+xdEpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
- <UserData id="id22">
  <UserValue value="2009-06-23T10:41:19" title="creation_date" /> 
  </UserData>
  </Product>
- <WorkflowProcess id="id2" name="09A10-000019/A-160D999998-98" ownerR
+ef="#id6" templateName="AF Eng Order - TSW Val - test">
  <ApplicationRef version="heLpEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+heLpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
  <Task id="id14" name="AF Eng Order - TSW Val - test" state="started"
+ subTaskRefs="#id40 #id44 #id47 #id50 #id60 #id63" targetRefs="#id15 
+#id30 #id33 #id19" /> 
  <Task id="id40" name="IPT Lead - Initiate Eng Order" state="complete
+d" subTaskRefs="#id41 #id43" /> 
- <Task id="id41" name="select-signoff-team" state="completed">
- <Signoff id="id42" decision="Approved" decisionDate="2009-06-23T10:4
+4:29" organisationMemberRef="#id6">
  <ApplicationRef version="xCHpEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+xCHpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
  </Signoff>
  </Task>
  <Task id="id43" name="perform-signoffs" state="completed" /> 
  <Task id="id44" name="Material Science Lab Approval" state="pending"
+ subTaskRefs="#id45 #id46" /> 
  <Task id="id45" name="select-signoff-team" state="pending" /> 
  <Task id="id46" name="perform-signoffs" state="pending" /> 
  <Task id="id47" name="Configuration Mgt 2nd Approval" state="pending
+" subTaskRefs="#id48 #id49" /> 
  <Task id="id48" name="select-signoff-team" state="pending" /> 
  <Task id="id49" name="perform-signoffs" state="pending" /> 
  <Task id="id50" name="Equipment Specialist Approval" state="started"
+ subTaskRefs="#id51 #id59" /> 
- <Task id="id51" name="select-signoff-team" state="completed">
- <Signoff id="id58" decision="Approved" decisionDate="2009-06-23T10:4
+4:53" organisationMemberRef="#id52">
  <ApplicationRef version="h_HpEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+h_HpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
  </Signoff>
  </Task>
  <Task id="id59" name="perform-signoffs" state="completed" /> 
  <Task id="id60" name="Drafting Office Approval" state="pending" subT
+askRefs="#id61 #id62" /> 
  <Task id="id61" name="select-signoff-team" state="pending" /> 
  <Task id="id62" name="perform-signoffs" state="pending" /> 
  <Task id="id63" name="Configuration Mgt Approval" state="pending" su
+bTaskRefs="#id64 #id65" /> 
  <Task id="id64" name="select-signoff-team" state="pending" /> 
  <Task id="id65" name="perform-signoffs" state="pending" /> 
  </WorkflowProcess>
  <AccessIntent id="id3" intent="reference" ownerRefs="#id4" /> 
- <Site id="id4" name="HAFB-A10" siteId="509939746">
- <UserData id="id5">
  <UserValue value="HAFB-A10-DEV" title="connect_string" /> 
  <UserValue value="1" title="dbms" /> 
  </UserData>
  </Site>
  <OrganisationMember id="id6" roleRef="#id13" organisationRef="#id11"
+ memberRef="#id7" /> 
- <User id="id7" personRef="#id8" userId="craig.poulson">
- <UserData id="id10">
  <UserValue value="craig.poulson" title="os_username" /> 
  <UserValue value="0" title="status" /> 
  <UserValue type="reference" value="" title="default_group" dataRef="
+#id11" /> 
  </UserData>
  </User>
- <Person id="id8" lastName="craig.poulson">
- <UserData id="id9">
  <UserValue value="6057 Box Elder Lane Bldg 1285" title="PA1" /> 
  <UserValue value="Hill AFB" title="PA2" /> 
  <UserValue value="UT" title="PA3" /> 
  <UserValue value="84056-5811" title="PA4" /> 
  <UserValue value="USA" title="PA5" /> 
  <UserValue value="538 ACSG" title="PA6" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="PA7" /> 
  <UserValue value="CDPMailCode" title="PA8" /> 
  <UserValue value="craig.poulson.ctr@hill.af.mil" title="PA9" /> 
  <UserValue value="(801) 586-0054" title="PA10" /> 
  </UserData>
  </Person>
- <Organisation id="id11" name="AF_ADMIN">
- <UserData id="id12">
  <UserValue type="reference" value="" title="list_of_role" dataRef="#
+id13" /> 
  <UserValue type="int" value="1" title="privilege" /> 
  </UserData>
  </Organisation>
- <Role id="id13" name="DBA">
  <Description>Database Administrator.</Description> 
  </Role>
- <Change id="id17" name="160D999998-98" ownerRef="#id11" changeId="09
+A10-000019">
  <Description>this is the change description defined upon change crea
+tion</Description> 
  <ApplicationRef version="BOGpEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+BOGpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
- <UserData id="id18">
  <UserValue value="2009-06-23T10:42:59" title="creation_date" /> 
  </UserData>
  </Change>
- <GeneralRelation id="id23" subType="EC_affected_item_rel" relatedRef
+s="#id15 #id19">
  <ApplicationRef version="BmLpEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+BmLpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
  </GeneralRelation>
- <Form id="id24" name="160D999998-98/01" accessRefs="#id3" subType="P
+art Revision Master" subClass="Part Revision Master">
  <ApplicationRef version="xVOpEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+xVOpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
- <UserData id="id28" type="FormAttributes">
  <UserValue value="0-01-00T00:00:00" title="Eff_Update_Date" /> 
  <UserValue type="reference" value="" title="Eff_Update_User" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="aircraft_location" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="aircraft_system" /> 
  <UserValue value="NX5" title="cad_version" /> 
  <UserValue value="98747" title="cage_code" /> 
  <UserValue type="real" value="" title="comp_length" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="complexity_code" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="criticality_code" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="definition_format" /> 
  <UserValue value="D: DoD and Contractors (controlling DoD office)" t
+itle="dist_statement" /> 
  <UserValue value="OO-ALC/508 ACSS/SU, Hill AFB, UT, 84056" title="do
+d_office" /> 
  <UserValue value="YES" title="export_control" /> 
- <UserValue value="" title="fab_process">
  <UserList id="id25" type="list" /> 
  </UserValue>
  <UserValue value="" title="field_1" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="field_2" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="i_and_r_code" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="make_from_part_no" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="material_desc" /> 
- <UserValue value="" title="material_desc_a">
  <UserList id="id26" type="list" /> 
  </UserValue>
  <UserValue value="" title="material_spec" /> 
- <UserValue value="" title="material_spec_a">
  <UserList id="id27" type="list" /> 
  </UserValue>
  <UserValue type="real" value="" title="max_raw_stock_thickness" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="mirror_or_opp" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="mirror_or_opp_part_no" /> 
  <UserValue value="A10WRP-07-0021" title="modeling_spec" /> 
  <UserValue type="real" value="" title="part_length" /> 
  <UserValue type="real" value="" title="part_thickness" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="part_type" /> 
  <UserValue type="real" value="" title="part_width" /> 
  <UserValue value="tbd" title="procurement_code" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="procurement_spec" /> 
  <UserValue value="DOD Controlled" title="proprietary" /> 
  <UserValue value="Unclassified" title="security" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="size_code" /> 
  <UserValue value="NX" title="system_master" /> 
  <UserValue type="boolean" value="" title="traceable" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="traceable_s" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="traceable_type" /> 
  <UserValue type="boolean" value="" title="uid_value" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="uid_value_s" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="vendor_name" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="wbs" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="wbs_definition" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="wbs_definition_mfg" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="weight_updated" /> 
  <UserValue value="0-01-00T00:00:00" title="weight_updated_date" /> 
  <UserValue value="FA8202-07-C-0004-P00001 (ESM)" title="work_authori
+ty" /> 
  </UserData>
  </Form>
- <Form id="id30" name="09A10-000019/A-AF Engineering Or" accessRefs="
+#id3" subType="AF Engineering Order E" subClass="AF Engineering Order
+ E">
  <ApplicationRef version="BGIpEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+BGIpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
- <UserData id="id31" type="FormAttributes">
  <UserValue value="Unclassified" title="af_eo_destruction" /> 
  <UserValue value="D" title="af_eo_distribution" /> 
  <UserValue value="Y" title="af_eo_warnings" /> 
  <UserValue value="98747" title="af_eoopr_cagecode" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="af_eoreason_des_chg" /> 
  <UserValue value="X" title="af_eoreason_dwg_cla" /> 
  <UserValue value="X" title="af_eoreason_err_cor" /> 
  <UserValue value="this is the other reason for change" title="af_eor
+eason_other" /> 
  <UserValue value="X" title="af_eoreason_upd_dwg" /> 
  <UserValue value="Modify" title="af_eospares_disposition" /> 
  <UserValue value="other info about spares disposition" title="af_eos
+pares_disposition_oth" /> 
  <UserValue value="Change Notice" title="af_eotype" /> 
  <UserValue value="i can't think of any other comments" title="af_oth
+er_comments" /> 
  <UserValue value="A-10" title="af_used_on" /> 
  </UserData>
  </Form>
- <Form id="id33" name="09A10-000019/A-AF Design/Draftin" accessRefs="
+#id3" subType="AF Design/Drafting Request A" subClass="AF Design/Draf
+ting Request A">
  <ApplicationRef version="BGOpEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+BGOpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
- <UserData id="id34" type="FormAttributes">
  <UserValue value="0-01-00T00:00:00" title="af_dddesired_date" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="af_dddistro" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="af_ddnewdata" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="af_ddproofrq" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="af_ddrevdata" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="af_ddweapon_sys" /> 
  <UserValue value="" title="af_ddworkdesc" /> 
  </UserData>
  </Form>
- <Form id="id36" name="09A10-000019/A" accessRefs="#id3" subType="Eng
+Change Revision Master" subClass="EngChange Revision Master">
  <ApplicationRef version="BSDpEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+BSDpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
- <UserData id="id37" type="FormAttributes">
  <UserValue value="AF Engineering Order B" title="ec_type" /> 
  </UserData>
  </Form>
- <ReleaseStatus id="id39" name="Validated" dateReleased="0-01-00T00:0
+0:00">
  <ApplicationRef version="xSEpEoC5hbVAiA" application="TcEng" label="
+xSEpEoC5hbVAiA" /> 
  </ReleaseStatus>
  <OrganisationMember id="id52" roleRef="#id57" organisationRef="#id53
+" memberRef="#id7" /> 
- <Organisation id="id53" name="AF Equipment Specialist.AF Equipment S
+upport.AF TSW.AF A10">
- <UserData id="id54">
  <UserValue type="reference" value="" title="list_of_role" dataRef="#
+id55" /> 
  <UserValue type="reference" value="" title="list_of_role" dataRef="#
+id56" /> 
  <UserValue type="reference" value="" title="list_of_role" dataRef="#
+id57" /> 
  <UserValue type="int" value="0" title="privilege" /> 
  </UserData>
  </Organisation>
  <Role id="id55" name="AF Admin" /> 
  <Role id="id56" name="AF Analyst" /> 
  <Role id="id57" name="AF Designer" /> 
  </PLMXML>

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