1. A computer-implemented method comprising: creating a source data structure corresponding to a source form in which a data object is stored in a source database, wherein the source data structure comprises a plurality of source components that are related through a first set of parent-child relationships forming a first hierarchical structure, and the creating the source data structure comprises extracting metadata from the source database to define the source data structure; creating a destination data structure corresponding to a destination form in which the data object is to be stored in a destination database, wherein the destination data structure comprises a plurality of destination components that are related through a second set of parent-child relationships forming a second hierarchical structure, and the creating the destination data structure comprises extracting metadata from the destination database to define the destination data structure; creating a transformation map comprising a set of transformation mapping expressions for transforming the data object between a source form of the data object and a destination form of the data object, wherein the set of transformation mapping expressions comprises an object map, the object map comprises a component map, and the component map comprises a field map; and automatically transforming the data object from the source form of the data object into the destination form of the data object based on the transformation map, based on the source data structure, and based on the destination data structure.