1. Developing SOA Applications with Oracle SOA Suite
  2. Advanced Topics
  3. Creating Dynamic Business Processes
  4. Creating a Phase Activity
  5. How to Create a Phase Activity

How to Create a Phase Activity

You create the phase activity for your composite application after you have created the necessary variables.

To create a phase activity:

  1. Double-click the Phase activity.
  2. In the Name field, enter a value.
  3. In the Input and Output Variables section, select the Add icon to add input and output variables.
  4. Select Add Input Variable. The dialog for selecting a variable appears.
  5. Select an existing variable or select the Variables folder and click the Add icon to create a new variable.
  6. Click OK. The Phase dialog is displayed with the variable populated.
  7. From the Input and Output Variables icon, select Add Output Variable. The dialog for selecting a variable appears.Select an existing variable or select the Variables folder and click the Add icon to create a new variable.
  8. Click OK. The Phase dialog is displayed with the input and output variable names populated.Click OK. The Oracle BPEL Designer displays the BPEL process.
  9. From the File menu, select Save All.
  10. Close the BPEL process.
  11. Click the composite_name link (that is, the composite.xml file) above Oracle BPEL Designer. The SOA Composite Editor appears.