1. A method of mapping and transforming information in a database variable name format to information in an HTML format, comprising: inputting into a map editor a structural description of a first system having the database variable name format; inputting into the map editor a structural description of a second system that communicates over a protocol having the HTML format; outputting from the map editor to a graphical user interface a representation of a translation between the database variable name format and the HTML format; inputting into a map editor from the graphical user interface user preferences of the translation between the database variable name format and the HTML format; outputting from the map editor a mapping rule of the translation between the database variable name format and the HTML format, based on the inputting from the second system, first system, and graphical user interface into the map editor; transforming a first document having the database variable name format into a second document having the HTML format based on said mapping rule.