ActiveBPEL® Designer User’s Guide

Creating a WSDL File with Extensions for BPEL

Not all WSDL files include the extensions required to create executable BPEL processes. The extensions are partner link types, properties, and property aliases.

ActiveBPEL includes a wizard to allow you to create partner link type definitions, that are required for creating executable BPEL processes.

When you create new partner link types, ActiveBPEL asks you if you want to add them to an existing WSDL or create a new WSDL. If you create a new WSDL, it is automatically added to a project and catalogued in Interfaces. The WSDL contains only the partner link type definitions.

In addition, a wizard helps you create property and property aliases. These are needed for Correlation Sets and are useful for other tasks. These extensions can be added to an existing WSDL or to a new WSDL.

For details, see Partner Link Type and Adding Variable Properties and Property Aliases.