Middleware By Example

This post talks about how to create customized XSL functions with Java code inside BPEL Process(Oracle SOA 11g). Refer below steps to follow the approach. Using this approach there is no need of placing jar file into oracle commons directory as suggested by oracle documentation. With this approach , if any changes made in java source, composite deployment is needed. With the Oracle preferred approach(deploying jar in commons directory),deployment of composite is not needed only if  sourcecode in java class doesn't have any changes its method signature. However,Server restart is must when updated jar being placed in oracle commons directory. Its up-to the necessity and approach as per organizational/architectural standards. Even though its not recommend to use Java classes inside XSL transformations, few specific scenarios XSL can't handle. For example, finding difference in the dates is a difficult approach in XSLT 1.0 ,since it does nt have supporting functions. Below