How to Send SOAP Headers in BPEL

This section provides an example of how to send SOAP headers.

To send SOAP headers in BPEL:

Define a reference in the composite.xml file to refer to the HeaderService.

Define the custom header variable, manipulate it, and send it using bpelx:inputHeaderVariable, as shown in the following example:

<variables>
  <variable name="input" messageType="tns:HeaderTestRequestMessage"/>
  <variable name="output" messageType="tns:HeaderTestResultMessage"/>
  <variable name="request" messageType="services:HeaderServiceRequestMessage"/>
  <variable name="response" messageType="services:HeaderServiceResultMessage"/>
  <variable name="customHeader"messageType="services:CustomHeaderMessage"/>
    </variables>
...
<!-- initiate the remote process -->
  <invoke name="invokeAsyncService"
    partnerLink="HeaderService"
    portType="services:HeaderService" 
    bpelx:inputHeaderVariable="customHeader"
    operation="initiate"
    inputVariable="request"/>