Properties Tab

2.38 Properties Tab

Use to define message header values for normalized messages in Oracle BPEL Process Manager. Normalized messages enable you to manipulate and propagate header values. Oracle BPEL Process Manager, Oracle B2B, Oracle Mediator, and Oracle JCA adapters rely extensively on header support to solve integration requirements. For example, you can preserve a file name from the source directory to the target directory by propagating it through message headers.

Element	Description
Properties	Displays the message header property names and their values. For descriptions of properties and supported ranges of values, see the Related Topics section for links to relevant documentation.
Name	Displays the name of the property.
Value	Displays the value of the property. Follow these steps to add a value to a property: Double-click the appropriate field to display the Browse icon. Click the Browse icon to access a dialog for entering a value.
Type	Select the type of message delivery. This column only displays for invoke activities in BPEL 1.1 projects. input: Sent to the service. output: Returned from the service as part of a (two-way) response message.
Fit to Width	Deselect to limit the amount of space taken by both fields in the table. This checkbox is selected by default.