MQSeries.net :: View topic - XML Interface cannot handle Data Container Arrays ??

apdutta · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:50 am Post subject:

The first activity of my process template expects an input data structure which has few of the members as arrays (each is an array of sub-datastructures). Following is the structure of the complete data structure.

ECOData

ECOSupporterId

ECOOwnerId

ECOReviewerId

As we see, I expect multiple ECOSupporter in the input.

I have to start the Process Instance using MQ Workflow XML Message Interface. The XML I send to EXEXMLINPUTQ is

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>

<WfMessage>
<WfMessageHeader>
<ResponseRequired>Yes</ResponseRequired>
<UserContext>I want this data back</UserContext>
</WfMessageHeader>
<ProcessTemplateCreateAndStartInstance>
<ProcTemplName>Create_ECO_New</ProcTemplName>
<ProcInstName>Create_ECO_New</ProcInstName>
<KeepName>false</KeepName>
<ProcInstInputData>
<ECOData>
<ECOId>12</ECOId>
<ECOStatus />
<SMARAGDFlagSet />
<ECORecipientDefined />
<ECOAction/>
<ECRId />
<ECRStatus />
<ECROwnerIdIdeal />

<CreateECOAcceptorId />
<CreateECORejectorId />
<OptionalAttManaged />
<ImplementECORejectorId />
<ImplementECOAcceptorId />

<ECOSupporter>
<ECOSupporterId>FTLSUPPORTER1</ECOSupporterId>
</ECOSupporter>

<ECOOwner>
<ECOOwnerId />
</ECOOwner>

<ECOOwner>
<ECOOwnerId />
</ECOOwner>

<ECOReviewer>
<ECOReviewerId />
</ECOReviewer>

<ECOReviewer>
<ECOReviewerId />
</ECOReviewer>

</ECOData>

</ProcInstInputData>
</ProcessTemplateCreateAndStartInstance>
</WfMessage>

The process fails to instantiate. Inside the same above message if I repeat the following tag twice, it works !!!
<ECOSupporter>
<ECOSupporterId>FTLSUPPORTER1</ECOSupporterId>
</ECOSupporter>

If I send only one ECOSupporter, MQ Workflow is not able to map it to the input container of process and the process does not start. Is that how MQWorkflow is expected to behave ?? Is it necessary for me to send atleast two tags for any data container member which is an array ???