Our WSDL has defined the web service return as a complex object. After the web service operation executes, when I issue the getObjectValue() method on the IVariableField or ISimpleVariable object, the return type is "String", and I can't convert that object to the correct return object.

Michael

When you map parameters in the WSOP wizard, did you remember to check "Use Java Obj" for the parameter?

Yes... LOL I did select "Use Java Object". I've attached a screenshot showing the WSOP with the return object defined as "SearchResult", which is class included in the stub. When I try to retrieve the value after the WSOP has executed, I'm using "mySession.getVariable(...).getSimpleVariable().getObjectValue()", and when I try to cast it to the SearchResult object, a ClassCastException is thrown saying a String cannot be cast to SearchResult. If I bypass the WSOP and execute the operation directly from a servlet, I get the correct result returned.

10/03/2017 06:38:00:261 INFO - B8613B3BBE61816617D84A412765F1E1:/WsTest : Capturing exception [java.lang.ClassCastException]. Message [java.lang.String cannot be cast to connectivity.ws.beans.ITSMAdapterWSImplServiceStub$SearchResponse]
10/03/2017 06:38:00:262 ERROR - B8613B3BBE61816617D84A412765F1E1:/WsTest : java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to connectivity.ws.beans.ITSMAdapterWSImplServiceStub$SearchResponse
at flow.ParseItsmResult.servletImplementation(ParseItsmResult.java:55)

I have a working demo that shows the problem, but I can't post it here [sensitive data]. Let me know where I should send it.

Also, I'm using Orchestration Designer 7.1, Java 8, and Tomcat 8... if that matters. :)

Object o = mySession.getVariable(...).getSimpleVariable().getObjectValue();
System.out.println( o.getClass().getName());

What do you see?

java.lang.String

Interesting. Did you also print out the value of the String?

Nothing exciting...

Value is []

Okay we are getting somewhere. For some reason the web service is not returning a real result and instead returning an empty string.

Unfortunately, that's not true. I have soap traces turned on, and I can see the Web Service Request xml and the Web service Response xml. It's even in the log. So... I'm getting data.

If I immediately execute the wsop manually, by calling ITSM...Stub.search(...) method, I can process the return object correctly.

Again, I have a working example with hard-coded values that you can execute in your environment. I just can't post it here due to content sensitivity.

you can email to yakulis@avaya.com . Alternatively you can just make the WS call from Java. Since you are using the use java obj you will have to write java anyway to pull data outof the returned value and store into OD varaibles.