WS-BPEL 2.0 Beginner's Guide

Time for action – copying variables

Let's implement the copy between the BookstoreAResponse variable and the BookStoreWithLowestQuantity variable. To do this, we will do the following:

1. Open the BookWarehousingBPEL.bpel window.
2. Scroll to the <if> activity and locate the ifBookstoreALower branch.
3. Drag-and-drop the Assign activity from the right-hand side BPEL Constructs / Basic Activities toolbar and place it after the existing AssignBookstoreA assignment.
4. Double-click on the assign activity and the Edit Assign window will appear. Here you need to connect the BookstoreAResponse variable from the left-hand side with the BookStoreWithLowestQuantity variable on the right-hand side of the dialog window:
5. Finally, switch to the General tab and rename the assign ...