Best Practice Web Service Output Mapping (deep structure)

Hi All,
My current scenario is as follows:
In my BPM I consume a Web Service which was created from a Function Module in the Backend.
This Web Service has the same Data Types as the original BAPI.
For instance a table containing return values (BAPIRET2).
When the Web Service inside the process is executed I assume that my return table is filled.
Based on that return table I want to decide what to do next using a gateway.
What would be the best way to process the table in a gateway condition?
The table may contain several entries so I guess a simple not() function does not suffice.
I hope you do understand my problem here.
Curiously waiting for your replies,
Bastian

Hi Bastian,
the parallel for each loop feature will come with NW 7.2.
You will have a new property pane at each activity (automated activity, human task, referenced subflow, and the embedded subflow which will also come with NW 7.1) where you can switch on the looping.
If you do that, the activity will be started (in parallel) for each line item in a list of data from a data object in the context (the list can also be specified in the new property pane).
At the end of each activity execution the result can be mapped via append into another DO from the context.
Unfortunately, this feature is too extensive to be downported to 7.11
Best regards,
Oliver

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