Mediator Editor

4.16 Mediator Editor

The Mediator Editor provides a visual layout of a Mediator component. Use the Mediator Editor to define the services or event subscriptions for a Mediator component and also to define the routing rules. How?

The Mediator Editor is displayed when you perform one of the following actions:

Double-click the Mediator component in the SOA Composite Editor.
Double-click the .mplan file name in the Application Navigator.

The Mediator Editor arranges the Mediator component details in the following sections:

Mediator
Routing Rules

The fields in these sections vary based on the template that you select while creating the Mediator component.

Mediator

The Mediator section defines the Mediator component and its corresponding service. It includes the following information:

Element	Description
Name	Displays the name of the Mediator component.
WSDL URL	The location of the Mediator component WSDL file.
Port Type	The port type to use in the Mediator component.
Callback Port Type	The callback port type to use in the Mediator component.
Resequence Level	Select the level at which resequencing is performed for the Mediator component. Resequencing can be done at either the operation or service component level.

Routing Rules

The Routing Rules section lets you create and configure routing, validation, and transformation rules for the Mediator component. In this section, you can associate the Mediator component with either a WSDL operation or with event subscriptions. A single Mediator component supports only a WSDL service or an event subscription. More.

Element	Description
Event Subscriptions	The events to which the Mediator component is subscribed. Click Add Event Subscriptions to subscribe to an event. If your Mediator component supports event subscriptions, then you can create only static routing rules.
Operations	The WSDL operations performed by the Mediator component. You can add the following types of routing rules for the WSDL operations: Static routing rule, which invokes a service or triggers an event Dynamic routing rule, which includes a decision component and a dynamic external reference

Element

Description

Event Subscriptions

The events to which the Mediator component is subscribed. Click Add Event Subscriptions to subscribe to an event. If your Mediator component supports event subscriptions, then you can create only static routing rules.

Operations

The WSDL operations performed by the Mediator component. You can add the following types of routing rules for the WSDL operations:

Static routing rule, which invokes a service or triggers an event
Dynamic routing rule, which includes a decision component and a dynamic external reference