BPEL: invalid namespace error with DB adapter polling and java embedding

Question

Hello
I'm using bpel 10.1.3.1.0, and I'm experiencing the following problem: I'm am not able to use the SetTitle() function in a process which polls for records using the db adapter.
Steps to reproduce the problem:
- I create a very simple bpel process which poll for records in a table.
- I deploy it, write manually a record in the polled table and the process start.
- I can see the record picked up through the visual flow in the console
- everything looks ok and the process ends correctly
- now I add a java embedding activities just after the receive
- I set the instance title like this: setTitle("Go");
- redeploy, write a record in the polled table and the process start.
- but the process ends in error with the following message "XMLDOMException has been thrown. invalid namespace for prefix xmlns"
And there is no way to make it work. Consider:
If I put the same java embedding activity in another process, for example a simple asynchronous process which just copy the input to the output, and I run from the console, the instance title is set as I want ("Go")
If I remove the three lines from the polling process
<bpelx:exec name="Java_Embedding_1" language="java" version="1.3">
<![CDATA[setTitle("Go");]]>
</bpelx:exec>
then the process is executed correctly again. I add them again and then namespace error.
Whatever statement I put in the java embedding activity (for example a string concatenation or even just a comment I have the same result: invalid namespace for prefix xmlns.
Does anybody has a suggestion to evercome the problem? I need to set the title because its a mess to find out which instance processed a specific record.
Thanks by
Paolo

Answer 1

I made a lot of further tests, and I can say the problem is related only to the database adapter polling mechanism.
If I create an asynchronous process, with any kind of database activity (for example select) I can set the title normally.
If I create a process which start with database table polling, then I cannot use the java embedding.
try this:
- create BPEL empty project
- drop a database adapter service and follow the wizard:
- select a connection (I tried both oracle or sqlserver connection)
- select "poll for new or changed record"
- select any table empty or with few record inside (1 or 2)
- press next 4 times
- chose delete record after read (press next)
- chose order by "no ordering" in polling options (press next 2 times)
- now drop a receive activity on the process, and connect with the polling partner link
- drop a java embedding and write any valid java statement
- deploy; if the table is empty, write a recod in the table
- the process is instantiated, but the it fails in the --> receive <-- activity with "invalid namespace" error