Execute BPEL Process using ADF JSF Pages

Steps:

1. Get the WSDL URL

2. Build the JSF Page

3. Run the .jspx page

Get the WSDL URL:

Start your SOA Suite

Open BPEL Console using http://localhost:8888/BPELConsole

Click on the DatabaseAdapterTutorial that we developed in previous tutorial. You can download the code from here.

Click on WSDL tab

Click on the URL listed as WSDL Location

Copy the URL from the above page and save it somewhere.

http://localhost:8888/orabpel/default/DatabaseAdapterTutorial/1.1/DatabaseAdapterTutorial?wsdl

BUILD JSF Page:

Right click on the page and select ‘New’

Select Web Services and Web Service Data control

Click OK

Click Next

Enter the name as you wish

URL: Copy the URL that we copied to notepad in the previous step

Service: It will be populated automatically if your WSDL URL is valid

Click Next

Click Add button

Click Next

Click Finish

You will return to jDeveloper automatically

Save the project CTRL+S

Create New Project for User Interface

Click OK

Click OK

Right click and select New

Expand Web Tier and select JSF

Select JSF JSP Item and click ok

Next

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Add the libraries as shown above and click Next

Next

Finish

You will return to jDeveloper and

DatabaseAdapterUserInterface.jspx page will be opened automatically

Save project CTRL + S

From the component Palette select ADF Faces Core

Drag and drop Panel Page component to the opened .jspx page

Click on Title 1 and change the Title in the property inspector

Click Tab and Enter to see the changes in jDeveloper

Drag Panel Border component below the line under Database Adapter Tutorial title

The page should look like below screen

Select Data control Palette side by the Component palette

Select the ExecuteBPELProcess and expand it

Drag and drop Process(String) on to the top link

Change the display label to ‘Enter ID’ and click OK

The page will look like below screen

In Data Component Palette expand Parameters and

Drag and drop the String to the bottom

Select ADF Output Text with Label

Change the Text to Email

Jdeveloper Middle portion will look like this

Save project CTRL + S

Drag Object Separator component on to Start link

Save project

Run the JSF Page

Right click on the page in jedeveloper and click Run

.jspx page will open up in your default browser

Enter the ID and click Submit

You will see the corresponding email of the ID

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