1. Developing SOA Applications with Oracle SOA Suite
  2. Sharing Functionality Across Service Components
  3. Creating Transformations with the XSLT Map Editor
  4. Using XPath Expressions
  5. How to Modify an Existing Source to Target Mapping
  6. To edit an existing XPath expression using the Properties window

To edit an existing XPath expression using the Properties window

  1. If the Properties window is not visible, select Window > Properties from the Oracle JDeveloper menu bar.

    The default location of the Properties window is below the XSLT Map Editor.

  2. Click to select the line representing the source to target mapping. The Properties window shows the XPath expression corresponding to the selected map line.

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  3. Edit the XPath Expression, as needed.

    For example, if you want the Description field to contain the first Comment that occurs in the source, you add a predicate to the expression with the index of the first Comment.

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    Click the Help icon in the Properties window, if you need more information on editing the XPath expression.

  4. To update the XSLT with the changes, click the Apply Changes icon in the upper left corner of the Properties window. Alternatively, click anywhere in the XSLT Map Editor.