How to manage multiple operation within the same partner link ?

Question

Hi,
I have a partner link with 2 possible operations : "sayYes" and "sayNo".
I want to do the following : if the operation is "sayYes", I return "YES", if it's "sayNo", I return "NO".
(not really complex... in theory)
In my WSDL file, I have the following :
     <message name="TestPickRequestYesMessage">
          <part name="payload" element="client:TestPickProcessYesRequest"/>
     </message>
<message name="TestPickRequestNoMessage">
          <part name="payload" element="client:TestPickProcessNoRequest"/>
     </message>
     <message name="TestPickResponseMessage">
          <part name="payload" element="client:TestPickProcessResponse"/>
     </message>
     <portType name="TestPick">
          <operation name="sayYes">
               <input message="client:TestPickRequestYesMessage" />
               <output message="client:TestPickResponseMessage"/>
          </operation>
<operation name="sayNo">
               <input message="client:TestPickRequestNoMessage" />
               <output message="client:TestPickResponseMessage"/>
          </operation>
     </portType>
The returned value is in a string variable : "return_value".
I've created a "pick" activity :
<pick name="Pick_1" createInstance="yes">
<onMessage portType="client:TestPick" operation="sayYes"
variable="inputVariableYes" partnerLink="TestPick">
<sequence name="Sequence_1">
<assign name="setReturnYES">
<copy>
<from expression='"YES"'/>
<to variable="return_value"/>
</copy>
<copy>
<from variable="return_value"/>
<to variable="outputVariable" part="payload"
query="/client:TestPickProcessResponse/client:result"/>
</copy>
</assign>
<reply name="replyOutputYES" partnerLink="TestPick"
portType="client:TestPick" operation="sayYes"
variable="outputVariable"/>
</sequence>
</onMessage>
<onMessage portType="client:TestPick" operation="sayNo"
variable="inputVariableNo" partnerLink="TestPick">
<sequence name="Sequence_2">
<assign name="setReturnNO">
<copy>
<from expression='"NO"'/>
<to variable="return_value"/>
</copy>
<copy>
<from variable="return_value"/>
<to variable="outputVariable" part="payload"
query="/client:TestPickProcessResponse/client:result"/>
</copy>
</assign>
<reply name="replyOutputNO" partnerLink="TestPick"
portType="client:TestPick" operation="sayNo"
variable="outputVariable"/>
</sequence>
</onMessage>
</pick>
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When I deploy and test this application, I have a huge problem : if a choose a "*sayNo*" message, my application do the following :
The "pick" activity logs :
<inputVariableYes>
- <part name="payload" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
- <ns1:TestPickProcessNoRequest xmlns:ns1="http://xmlns.oracle.com/TestPick">
<ns1:input>
blabla
</ns1:input>
</ns1:TestPickProcessNoRequest>
</part>
</inputVariableYes>
I have a right "*TestPickProcessNoRequest *" message type.
BUT, the next activity is "setReturnYES", instead of "setReturnNO".
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Can anyone tell me where I'm wrong ?
It looks like the "pick" activity always go with the first sequence...

Answer 1

Hi PhunkyBob,
I also had a hard time, finding out that the problem was with the BPEL console and not with my processes -.-
Perhaps it's the Browser, I too use Firefox. Did not try it in IE yet.
Here is the solution, try to switch to XML View and then change the Operation! (you will notice that it changes properly) Then you can either send it that way or return to HTML View.
I have always to it that way,.. gets really annoying when I have to test a process many times :-/ ...change to xml, change operation, back to html, making entries, send...
If someone has a solution, other than changing the Brwoser, please post :-)
greetings,
Michael