1. Developing SOA Applications with Oracle SOA Suite
  2. Sharing Functionality Across Service Components
  3. Using Business Events and the Event Delivery Network
  4. Subscribing to or Publishing a Business Event from a BPEL Process Service Component
  5. How to Publish a Business Event

How to Publish a Business Event

To publish a business event:

  1. Drag an Invoke activity from the Components window into the SOA Composite Editor, below the Receive activity created in How to Subscribe to a Business Event.
  2. Double-click the Invoke activity. The Invoke dialog opens. Alternatively, you can also right-click the Invoke activity and click Edit.
  3. In the Name field, enter a name.
  4. From Interaction Type list, select Event. The layout of the Invoke dialog changes.
  5. To the right of the Event field, click the Browse Events icon. The Event Chooser dialog appears.
  6. Select the event you created and click OK.

    You are returned to the Invoke dialog.

  7. Click OK.

    Figure 43-8 shows a BPEL process service component that is configured for an event subscription and publication. The blue lightning bolt in the circle on the left side indicates event subscription. The yellow lightning bolt in the circle on the right side indicates event publication. Clicking the blue arrow inside the title changes it to display the title of the published event.

    Figure 43-8 BPEL Process Service Component Configuration for Event Subscription and Publishing

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    Description of "Figure 43-8 BPEL Process Service Component Configuration for Event Subscription and Publishing"