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RE: X12 vs: XML File Sizes
Our experience in writing XML standards for a group of transactions, using
the most efficient XML techniques, is that a document grows by a factor of
10. This can be reduced a bit if you forego all visual formatting of the
raw document and rely exclusively on screen/print templates for visual
presentation. However, at some point, it will be necessary to debug
document contents in raw form so this isn't a practical approach and it
creates documents that can be as arcane to read as X12.
If you are in any way bandwidth bound XML will be a major headache. If you
have the bandwidth and don't already have a large investment in X12 it will
be a faster implementation than trying to do X12. Converting from X12 to
XML is not easily cost justified. It usually happens for the same reason
most people got into EDI in the first place; customer or regulatory
requirements.
Peter G. Olivola
Effective Data, Inc.
1515 E. Woodfield Rd.
Suite 770
Schaumburg IL 60173
847 969 9300
708 829 3185 (cell)
847 969 9350 (fax)
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I know I've seen some posts in this forum, on this (way back), but am
looking for any real-world metrics now that we have more experience in the
XML sub-genre.
I'm looking for information about how much, on average, a typical X12 file
grows when converted to XML. Specifically, for the HIPAA implementations of
X12 transactions.
I'm hearing unqualified reports of 80% bloat which is a far cry from the
3000 percent growth I seem to recall from the previous discussions.
I think those earlier figures were based on ordered pair implementations.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
If you could qualify the information with which XML
implementation/schema/DTD is involved, that would be helpful.
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