Dynamic endpoint binding in Oracle SOA Suite by Cattle Crew

June 2, 2014 Leave a comment

Why is dynamic endpoint binding needed?
Sometimes a BPEL process instance has to determine at run-time which implementation of a web service interface is to be called. We’ll show you how to achieve that using dynamic endpoint binding.

get_available_carsLet’s imagine the following scenario: we’re running a car rental agency called RYLC (Rent Your Legacy Car) which operates different locations. The process of renting a car is basically identical for all locations except for the determination which cars are currently available. This is depicted in the following diagram:

There are three different implementations of the GetAvailableCars service. But how can we achieve calling them dynamically at run-time using Oracle SOA Suite?

How to dynamically set the service endpoint
There are just a couple of implementation steps we need to perform to enable dynamic endpoint binding:

  • create a new SOA project in JDeveloper
  • add a CarRental BPEL process
  • add an external reference to the GetAvailableCars service within the composite
  • create a DVM file containing the URI’s by which the services for the different locations can be accessed
  • set the endpointURI property on the Invoke component calling the GetAvailableCars service (value is taken from the DVM file)

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About Jürgen Kress
As a middleware expert Jürgen works at Oracle EMEA Alliances and Channels, responsible for Oracle’s EMEA Fusion Middleware partner business. He is the founder of the Oracle SOA & BPM and the WebLogic Partner Communities and the global Oracle Partner Advisory Councils. With more than 5000 members from all over the world the Middleware Partner Community is the most successful and active community at Oracle. Jürgen manages the community with monthly newsletters, webcasts and conferences. He hosts his annual Fusion Middleware Partner Community Forums and the Fusion Middleware Summer Camps, where more than 200 partners get product updates, roadmap insights and hands-on trainings. Supplemented by many web 2.0 tools like twitter, discussion forums, online communities, blogs and wikis. For the SOA & Cloud Symposium by Thomas Erl, Jürgen is a member of the steering board. He is also a frequent speaker at conferences like the SOA & BPM Integration Days, JAX, UKOUG, OUGN, or OOP.

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