Time Out for a syncronus BPEL process

Question

Hi All,
Need your help with regards to the following:
From a parent BPEL process we need to invoke a synchronous BPEL Process .This(child) could take anything between 20-30 seconds for processing a request.
Now the requirement is to time out the parent BPEL process if the BPEL process it is calling takes more than 25 seconds for processing a request.
If( time taken to get from partner process >25 sec)
time out
Else
Move along with the rest of the process.
Approaches considered:
1)     Pick activity :
Fallout: the pick activity would work only when you are calling a asynchronous BPEL process.
2)     Having the invoke activity in a scope and adding an on Alarm branch for the scope.
Fallout: The BPEL process manager executes all the other activities even after exceeding the maximum time the process is set for timing out.
That is if we consider the below scenario
If( time taken to get from partner process >25 sec)
time out
Else
move along with the rest of the process.
Instead of executing the if block( onAlarm) it is executing the else block.
Request you to suggests approaches to suffice this requirement.

Answer 1

Hi Sai Madalli,
An approach to it, would be use the syncMaxWaitTime with time that you need, its a configuration per domain.
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B31017_01/integrate.1013/b28981/events.htm#BABGGADB
http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B31017_01/integrate.1013/b28981/app_trblshoot.htm
Regards