Moving beyond disillusionment

[Richard Anderson]

> (2) Because XML allows you to label its constituent data, it is possible
to
> create tools that generically between XML document types.  Poorly designed
> XML does not have this benefit, though.

Generically map ? Such tools never actually work that well in real business.
There generic rules are never anything like the business rules you actually
want, you cant just map because the names are the same. However, it can form
a good basis, but you than have to manually define the mapping, adding
conditions etc.

> Put (1) and (2) together and you can get powerful any-to-any mapping
> between XML document types.  But these leaves unaddressed mapping into and
> out of the various protocols (regardless of their data formats) and
between
> XML and other data formats, creating opportunities for companies such as
ours.

Although this is an fairly established/old market populated by tools like
Mercator, Mentor etc etc.  Well established EDI mapping tools that now
support XML.

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