Key Terms

The following terms and definitions will assist you in understanding the concepts of mapping discussed in this document:

• Translation – When you have an electronic document in one format and the document is needed in a different format, you must translate the data in your document from one format to another.
• Mapping – To translate data from one format to another, you must specify how the data in one format relates to data in another format. In the Sterling B2B Integrator, to relate one format to another for the translator, you must define a set of instructions in the Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor. These instructions indicate the relationship between the two formats.
• Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor – A standalone Windows program that you download from Sterling B2B Integrator. The Sterling B2B Integrator Map Editor enables you to create maps in .mxl or .map format and compile them into either translation objects (.txo files) or XML encoder objects (.ltx files), which are then used to translate documents.