Removing empty node created by Value Mapping Functoid

Question

If the first input parameter to Value Mapping functoid is not true, it creates an empty element in the destination which I don't want, how can I get rid of this empty element, if it's empty I do not want it to created in the destination document.
Do let me know how can I achive this within a Map.

Answer 1

You can get rid of the empty nodes in your map by using a custom functoid and use XSLT script (also given below) and mentioned in this article
Remove empty nodes in BizTalk by using XSLT
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="@@ YOUR NAMESPACE @@" version="1.0" xmlns:ns0="http://Stater.Isvcs.Iface.BO.GetLoanData.ElfV2">
    <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes" />
    <xsl:template match="node()">
        <xsl:if test="count(descendant::text()[string-length(normalize-space(.))>0]|@*)">
            <xsl:copy>
                <xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()" />
            </xsl:copy>
        </xsl:if>
    </xsl:template>
    <xsl:template match="@*">
        <xsl:copy />
    </xsl:template>
    <xsl:template match="text()">
        <xsl:value-of select="normalize-space(.)" />
    </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Abdul Rafay - MVP & MCTS BizTalk Server
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