1. Developing SOA Applications with Oracle SOA Suite
  2. Using the BPEL Process Service Component
  3. Manipulating XML Data in a BPEL Process
  4. Delegating XML Data Operations to Data Provider Services
  5. How to Create an Entity Variable
  6. Creating an Entity Variable and Choosing a Partner Link

Creating an Entity Variable and Choosing a Partner Link

You now create an entity variable and select a partner link for the Oracle ADF Business Component application. The following example describes how the OrderProcessor BPEL process service component receives an ID for an order by using a bind entity activity to point to order data in an Oracle ADF Business Component data provider service.

Note:

Entity variables are supported on BPEL projects that use version 1.1 or 2.0 of the BPEL specification.

To create an entity variable and choose a partner link:

  1. Go to the Structure window of the BPEL process service component in Oracle JDeveloper.
  2. Right-click the Variables folder and select Expand All Child Nodes.
  3. In the second Variables folder, right-click and select Create Variable.

    The Create Variable dialog appears.

  4. In the Name field, enter a name.
  5. Click the Entity Variable check box and select the Search icon to the right of the Partner Link field.

    The Partner Link Chooser dialog appears with a list of available services, including the SDO service called ADF-BC.

  6. Browse for and select the service for the Oracle ADF Business Component application.
  7. Click OK to close the Partner Link Chooser and Create Variable dialogs.

    The dialog looks as shown in Figure 6-3.

    Figure 6-3 Create Variable Dialog

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    Description of "Figure 6-3 Create Variable Dialog"