BPEL exception handling

Question

Hi all,
I need to handle exceptions in my bpel process but I don't know how to create a custom exception. I've seen that I can do right-click in a scope and add a catch/catch all branch and then do whatever I want in the catch scope.
If I choose the catch option I have to select a Fault QName from the predetermined faults, But I want to catch my own exception? How can I create my own fault?
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

The catch-all handler will hanlde all errors occured in that scope. It can be used to pass the information further to other BPEL process, for example an ExecptionHanlder process.
You can also throw an error during running of a process. This can be seen as a non-technical -error, but an error that is thrown due to business requirements. For example, input data is not valid, format is not correct. In that case you use Throw task, you throw a error; namespace and name, and a variable. Then you use a catch tasks to catch this particular error and handle this further.
Marc