Hello! OP> What is the advantage of going through multiple mapping steps? That's what OP> you're doing to achieve a result that is handled by traditional EDI tools in OP> a single process.
You don't really go trough multiple mapping steps. Also in better traditional EDI tools you must define the structure of your source data the structure of your target data and a mapping for this. And this is the same you have to do for the XML/XSLT based converter. And at traditional EDI tools there are also steps for parse the input data, then convert/sort them to a target structure and then write the data out. And this is also the same for the XML/XSLT based tools. The steps for read EDI data to XML then convert to target XML and then from target XML to EDI is just the way how it work internally. But you not really has to create all this XML files. They can be hold at DOM memory structure and you see only one step and the finish result files. But the biggest advantage of the XML/XSLT based tools are, that you only have to learn one technology and can then make conversions for different software tools. Also you can use the same technology for work on totally other areas for example like CRM,.. And there are a lot of people you can ask if you have any problems because of the big spread of this technologies! I think this is also the biggest advantage of XML globally. The number of solutions and developments at this area! Leo -- mendelson-e-commerce GmbH Your partner for JAVA/XML B2B integration software http://www.mendelson.de/ ------ XML/edi Group Discussion List ------ Homepage = http://www.XMLedi-Group.org Unsubscribe = send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leave the subject and body of the message blank Questions/requests: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To receive only one message per day (digest format) send the following message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], (leave the subject line blank) digest xmledi-group your-email-address To join the XML/edi Group complete the form located at: http://www.xmledi-group.org/xmledigroup/mail1.htm
