Osb 10.3 sync async bridge

Hello guys,
For a client I need to bridge a synchronous client call to a asynchronous business server.
The OSB manual briefly mentions it is possible in 2 lines:
"In sync-async bridging, a synchronous client issues a request to an asynchronous provider. For this pattern, Oracle Service Bus provides the capability to publish a message on one JMS queue and configure a second JMS queue for the response, with a timeout value for
listening for the response. This type of service appears as a synchronous service to the service consumer."
But I have no clue how to do it. And I dont find any additional information.
I hope someone can set me on the right path.
Regards,
Alex

hi,
[Re: BPM SA bridge timeout;
might be some help.
Siddhesh

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