BPEL Designer: Adding WSDL and XML Schema Imports

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Business process authoring involves the exchange and manipulation of XML data. XML data types are typically defined in XML schema files (.xsd files). Business processes use XML Schema files (.xsd) to define the business data that will be used by the business process. Business processes also involve message exchange with partner services. The interfaces for these partner services are defined in their WSDL files.

To reference the data from external or new WSDL and XML Schema files, you can do one of the following:

To import WSDL and XML Schema files, follow these general steps:

  1. Add a resource file into the BPEL Module project:
  2. Import these files to your process.
    Without this step, you will be unable to reference these files in your business process.

To add a resource file (.wsdl or .xsd) as an import:

  1. In the BPEL Logical View of the Navigator window, right-click the Imports node and choose one of the following, depending on the format of the imported file: Add WSDL Import or Add Schema Import.
    You can also right-click the process in the Design view and select Add > WSDL Import or Add > Schema Import.
  2. In the Create New Import dialog box, select the file in your project structure to add it as import.
  3. View the values in the read-only Namespace and Type fields and click OK.
    The resource file you have just added appears under the Imports node in the Navigator window.
See Also
About XML Schema Tools
About Cross-Project XML File References
Creating XML Schema Files
Creating a WSDL File From Scratch
Retrieving XML Resources
BPEL Designer Navigator: BPEL Logical View

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