The real reason that XML is used is for readability...to the layperson. The rest of us learned how to read X12 at an early age. And the first thing we usually do is rip the data elements out and throw away the rest - either as a translation step or a database load. You don't see the XML tags in Oracle, do you? Compared to legacy flat files and idocs, XML is a kinder, gentler <underline>normalized</end of underline> format.
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