You can process huge messages by splitting them into smaller messages that can be processed independently. Splitting and routing is sometimes also needed with smaller messages (message size may be irrelevant) where, for example, order items in an an order message need to be split out and routed (based on content) to different departments or partners for processing. Under these conditions, the message formats required at the different destinations may also vary as shown in the examples below:

You can perform multiple splitting and routing operations to multiple destinations (of different types) in a single pass over a message.