title: BizTalk: XSLT versus mapping tool
body: <p>We're doing a mapping process from an XML file generated by a legacy system to EDI 834/837 files. We have BizTalk 2010 and are using the Microsoft built in EDI schemas. </p>
  
  <p>The EDI files are fairly complex, and the XML file we are getting is also complex, with a lot of pieces bolted on. I started going through the mapping tool, but it seemed like there was a lot of repitition that I could eliminate by running the XML file through an XSLT. </p>
  
  <p>I found the following link, but I'm not happy with just one source. <a href="http://blog.eliasen.dk/2009/07/08/CustomXSLTScriptingFunctoidOrBuiltinFunctoidsAQuestionAboutReligion.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://blog.eliasen.dk/2009/07/08/CustomXSLTScriptingFunctoidOrBuiltinFunctoidsAQuestionAboutReligion.aspx</a></p>
  
  <p>So, any other advantages on using the mapping tool over just building a custom XSLT? </p>