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Generated BizTalk Map Documentation...

Finally, someone has done this!

One of the biggest frustrations our team has is the inability to create satisfactory documentation for maps.  One of the big problems as Steve Hart puts it is:

One of the frustrations with BizTalk 2004 maps is the obscurity of functoids when viewing maps in Visual Studio. Depending on the volume of functoids in a map and/or depending on the degree of functoid chaining, easily understanding functoid usage can be impossible without diving into the functoid properties.

An example of the output below shows that this is a very useful format for sharing with "non-developers".  In this case Steve was working with clinicians on a healthcare-related BizTalk solution.  You could have picked a more interesting sample though Steve!  :)