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SAXON-XSLT

Saxon (XSLT). See official source.

Definition

Saxon — reference implementation of XSLT 3.0 and XPath 3.1 by Saxonica (Michael Kay). It is the most widely used XSLT processor for UBL ↔ CII transformations and for executing Schematron rules.

Origin

Saxon was born in 1998 at Michael Kay's, who is also the editor of the W3C XSLT specification. The HE (Home Edition) version is open source, EE (Enterprise) is commercial.

Use

PEPPOL gateways run Saxon HE to apply EN 16931 XSLT 3.0 transformations (UBL ↔ CII) and the official Schematron rules.

Last updated: May 14, 2026