Using Normalized Message Properties in a BPEL Process

The Normalized Message properties are accessed from the BPEL Designer Mapper view. When you expand a variable's Properties folder it exposes the variable's predefined NM properties, as well as the regular BPEL specific WSDL properties used in correlation sets, assigns, and to build expressions .

Using Predefined Normalized Message Properties in a BPEL Process

Predefined Normalized Message properties are ready for use, from a variable's Properties file.

To Use Predefined Normalized Message Properties in a BPEL Process

1. From the Design View diagram, select the activity with the process you want to edit.

2. Click Mapper to switch to the Mapper view of the BPEL process.

3. Expand the Variable you want to edit and its Properties file.

4. To dynamically configure an endpoint, first expand the /Properties/General node to expose the General Normalized Message Properties.

5. Enter values for the Message ID property and the Endpoint Name property.

6. To enter a java.lang.String value for the General or HL7 Normalized Message Properties, do the following:

   1. From the BPEL Designer's Mapper window, select the Normalized Message Property you want to configure.

      The property is highlighted with a blue field indicating that you are applying an action to this item.

   2. From the String menu in the Mapper's toolbar select String Literal.

      A String Literal method box is added to the properties action field.

   3. Double-click the value field of the String Literal box and enter the appropriate value.

   4. Map the String Literal box to the property. To do this, click on the outbound handle of the String Literal box, and drag your cursor to the Normalized Message Property.

      A line now links the String Literal box to the property.

7. Expand the /Properties/HL7 node to expose the HL7 Normalized Message Properties.

8. Set the String value of the Use Dynamic Endpoint property to true. Also add String values to any other HL7 properties you want to dynamically configure.

   

9. Save your changes.