Web Services Guide

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Configuring the Output Transformation

If the web service operation returns a response message, configure the Output transformation. Define input ports in each transformation and map data from the input ports to nodes in the operation output hierarchy.

Select the Output transformation in the editor.

Click the

Ports

tab of the

Properties

view.

Click

Output Mapping

The

Operation Output

area shows the operation output hierarchy. Define the input ports in the

Ports

area.

Optionally, click Show Lines
to view the lines that connect the input ports to the nodes in the operation fault. You can choose to view all the lines or to view the lines for the selected ports.

If the operation output includes anyType elements, any elements, anyAttribute attributes, derived type elements, or substitution groups, choose objects in the

Operation Output

area. In the

Type

column for a node, click

Choose

and then choose one or more types, elements, or attributes from the list.

To add an input group, use one of the following methods:

Option	Description
Drag a node	Drag the pointer from a group node or a child node in the Operation output area to an empty column in the Ports area. If the node is a group node, the Developer tool adds a group without ports.
Manually add a group	Click the arrow next to the New button and then click New Group .
Select Map first level hierarchy	Select Map first level hierarchy . The Developer tool maps nodes in the first level of the operation input to output ports and groups. The Developer tool also create the input ports and groups that it requires to map the data.

To add an input port, use one of the following methods:

Option	Description
Manually add a port	Click the arrow next to the New button and then click New Port.
Drag a port from another transformation	In the editor, drag a port from another transformation to the Output transformation.
Copy a port	Select ports from another transformation and copy them to the Operation output area. To copy ports, you can use keyboard shortcuts or you can use the copy and the paste buttons in the Developer tool.
Select Map first level hierarchy	Select Map first level hierarchy . The Developer tool maps nodes in the first level of the operation output to input ports and groups. The Developer tool also create the input ports and groups that it requires to perform the mapping.

To map data from the input ports to nodes in the operation output hierarchy, drag the pointer from each input port or group to the associated node in the Operation Output. The input field location appears next to the node in the

Operation Output

area.

To map XML data from an input port to the complete SOAP response, right-click the port and select

Map as XML

To map input ports as a composite key, use one of the following methods:

Option	Description
Drag input ports	Select two or more input ports and drag them to a key in the operation output hierarchy.
Select input ports from the Select Location dialog box	Click in the Location column of a key in the operation output hierarchy and then select the input ports.

To clear the locations of nodes, use one of the following methods:

Option	Description
Click the Clear button	Select one or more nodes in the Operation Output area and click Clear .
Delete the lines that connect ports to nodes	Select one or more lines that connect the input ports to the nodes in the operation output and press Delete .

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