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  1. Preface
  2. Welcome to Informatica Process Developer
  3. Using Guide Developer for the First Time
  4. Getting Started with Informatica Process Developer
  5. About Interfaces Service References and Local WSDL
  6. Planning Your BPEL Process
  7. Participants
  8. Implementing a BPMN Task or Event in BPEL
  9. Implementing a BPMN Gateway or Control Flow
  10. Using Variables
  11. Attachments
  12. Using Links
  13. Data Manipulation
  14. Compensation
  15. Correlation
  16. What is Correlation
  17. What is a Correlation Set
  18. Creating Message Properties and Property Aliases
  19. Adding a Correlation Set
  20. Deleting a Correlation Set
  21. Adding Correlations to an Activity
  22. Rules for Declaring and Using Correlation Sets
  23. Correlation Sets and Engine-Managed Correlation
  24. Event Handling
  25. Fault Handling
  26. Simulating and Debugging
  27. Deploying Your Processes
  28. BPEL Unit Testing
  29. Creating POJO and XQuery Custom Functions
  30. Custom Service Interactions
  31. Process Exception Management
  32. Creating Reports for Process Server and Central
  33. Business Event Processing
  34. Process Central Forms and Configuration
  35. Building a Process with a System Service
  36. Human Tasks
  37. BPEL Faults and Reports

Designer

Designer

Using the Expression Builder

Using the Expression Builder

Select from the Variables, Functions, and Operators pick lists to create an expression in the Expression/Condition text box.
You can select among the many function types to create an expression for Copy Operations, link transitions, and other BPEL constructs. See the procedure below for details on building an expression.
See also
Selecting XPath or XQuery for Expression Buildin
g.
Examples
  • Expected Expressions for Conditions, Counters, and Other Values
  • Example XPath Expressions
  • Example XQuery Expressions
Functions
  • Boolean Functions
  • BPEL Functions
  • Node Set Functions
  • Number Functions
  • Process Developer Custom Functions: General
  • String Functions
See also the BPEL for People Functions in
Process Developer Human Tasks Help
Customization
  • Custom Functions Overview
  • Writing XQuery Functions
  • Select Expression Language
For Copy Operations in the Assign activity as well as for links and other constructs, you can create XPath (or another selected language) expressions that result in a string, number, or Boolean.
For details, see the XPath 1.0 specification at
http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath.
To build an expression:
  1. Select an activity that uses expressions, such as the assign, wait, or on alarm branch of a pick activity.
  2. In the Properties view for the activity, select the appropriate property. For example, in an assign activity, select Copy Operations, and select Expression as a Copy/From type to display the following dialog:
  3. Select the variables, functions and operators from the three boxes to build an expression, following these tips:
    • Build expressions faster with shortcuts. See
      Using Content Assist
      .
    • Expand a variable to see and use the parts and properties. For detailed descriptions of variables, see
      Using Variables
      .
    • Select a variable, part, function, or operator and select
      Insert
    • For working with variable attachments, see
      Custom Functions for Manipulating Attachments
      .
    • Add your own custom functions, as described in
      Creating POJO and XQuery Custom Functions
      .
  4. Select
    Evaluate
    to substitute a sample value for a variable part and simplify the expression to view its value.

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