Data transformation (computing)

In metadata, a data transformation converts data from a source data format into destination data.

Data transformation can be divided into two steps:

1. data mapping a step that maps data elements from the source to the destination
2. code generation that creates the actual transformation program

Code generation can be done in any executable format such as using Java or XSLT.

See also

• data mapping
• data element
• metadata
• XSLT