SOA 11g: XML Message could not be Saved Via a Composite Sensor (Doc ID 1575488.1)

Last updated on MARCH 13, 2019

Applies to:

Symptoms

Attempting to save the complete XML message of a variable with a composite sensor.

The composite was tested in Enterprise Manager (EM) successfully and the composite sensor can be viewed in the Flow Trace, but the value is empty.

ERROR
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The XML sensor value is empty

STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Download the attached project zip, CompositeSensor4Payload.zip, and unzip it
2. Open the project and deploy it.
3. Login to EM and select the composite (SOA > soa-infra > default > CompositeSensor4Payload)
4. Click the test button and choose the XML View
5. Enter a value in the generated XML in this tag: Your Value
6. Launch Flow Trace
7. Expand the Sensors and click View XML...
8. You should now see a dialog box that says "The XML sensor value is empty".

Cause

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