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Is there anyway to create a BizTalk map with multiple input schema "from scratch" ? i.e. not creating an orchestration and a transform shape and selecting multiple messages in the Source No, there isn't a way to create a multi-schema input map in Visual Studio for either BizTalk 2006, 2009 or 2013 (thanks for the clarification @Krishan) without going via the Orchestration/Transform shape route. The only other option is to manually write a map by hand in a text editor, or from a template. Bear in mind that with the Orchestration/Transform solution, you can throw the Orchestration away once you

I need to validate the date range in an element in a BizTalk schema. I have received dates with start dates before end dates (20130521-20130501). I know I could easily parse and validate this string using XSLT and C# in a map, however, I need the validation to be part of the schema so that if a transaction with a date in this format is received, BizTalk will reject the EDI transaction and produce a 999 rejection back to the sender. I have read numerous posts that advise against using regex validation for date ranges but aside from creating a custom pipeline component or using C#, I don't see