How to Send SOAP Headers in BPEL

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

To send SOAP headers in BPEL:

1. Define a reference in the composite.xml file to refer to the HeaderService.
2. 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"/>