1. Developing SOA Applications with Oracle SOA Suite
  2. Getting Started with Oracle SOA Suite
  3. Getting Started with Developing SOA Composite Applications
  4. Adding Reference Binding Components
  5. What You May Need to Know About Adding and Deleting References

What You May Need to Know About Adding and Deleting References

Note the following detail about adding references:

  • The only way to add a new reference in the SOA Composite Editor is by wiring the service component to the necessary target service component. When a new reference is added, the service component is notified and makes appropriate changes. For example, when a reference is added to a BPEL service component, the BPEL service component is notified to add a partner link that can then be used in an invoke activity.

Note the following details about deleting references:

  • When a reference for a service component is deleted, the associated wire is also deleted and the service component is notified so that it can update its metadata. For example, when a reference is deleted from a BPEL service component, the service component is notified to delete the partner link in its BPEL metadata.

  • Deleting a reference connected to a wire clears the reference and the wire.