# Soap output **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Tags:** Former-Crossvision-Products, Service-Orchestrator\ **Created:** [September 27, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/soap-output/58649 "2004-09-27T22:48:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jean\_Bodemer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jean\_Bodemer](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Jean_Bodemer)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/soap-output/58649/1 "2004-09-27T22:48:34Z")
Hi, 1 - I want to put my output field value from an RPC soap call directly in a property. Is this possible or do I have to put the result in an element? 2 - I would also like to put another output field VALUE in an element, but how would I get it to insert after the tag and Before the tag in a new tag called ? Regards, Jean ---
**Author:** ![Jason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@Jason](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Jason)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/soap-output/58649/2 "2004-09-29T18:27:52Z")
Hi, 1. You can assign the string value of an XPath expression to a property. Example: \ **Author:** ![Jean\_Bodemer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jean\_Bodemer](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Jean_Bodemer)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/soap-output/58649/3 "2004-09-29T19:32:23Z") Thanks Jason, 1 - I don’t want to put the result element in my xml document, I only need the value in a property. I have a work around by using the payload setter to create a new multi part message, add the result element to it, assign it to the property and delete the document. I just thought there might be an easier way. 2 - Like above, thought there might an easier way to do this. Regards, Jean ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Bernat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Mike\_Bernat](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Mike_Bernat)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/soap-output/58649/4 "2004-09-29T20:22:00Z")
Hi Jean, Regarding number 2, the XPath API that Mediator uses does not provide a way to insert elements at a specific location relative to its siblings. You can only insert as a child of an element, and I believe the behavior is to insert it as the last child. Best regards, Mike ---
**Author:** ![Jean\_Bodemer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jean\_Bodemer](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Jean_Bodemer)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 4:48pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/soap-output/58649/5 "2004-09-30T16:48:06Z")
Thanks Mike and Jason, just another question on the soap gateway. I’m currently having a problem with the solution in 1, where I put the result in my document. I’m nearly sure that at first the result element with the value was inserted into my xml document but now I can’t get it to do it again. This is what I got previously, how do I get it to do it again? My xml before call My xml after call 1111222223333444 My sequence \ ---
**Author:** ![Jason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@Jason](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Jason)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/soap-output/58649/6 "2004-10-01T19:44:32Z")
Hi Jean, Our SOAP expert writes: It looks like the SOAP Gateway call is missing the XPath expression for where to map the output: xbd.soap.res0.getGUIDReturn=“” Besides that, since this is an RPC call, the element needs to exist before the result is copied. Thus the initial document should look like: And the parameter should be: xbd.soap.res0.getGUIDReturn=“/Result/getGUIDReturn” However, in the version Mediator that just went out(7311), I added a flag to the SOAP Gateway that will create simple paths that are missing as needed. In that case, if the initial payload were: You could use the res0 parameter as shown and add another property to the SOAP Gateway: xbd.soap.createPath=true Regards, Jason ---
**Author:** ![Jean\_Bodemer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jean\_Bodemer](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Jean_Bodemer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/soap-output/58649/7 "2004-10-01T20:47:49Z")
Thanks Jason, that is just what I was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/soap-output/58649/8 "2021-04-02T14:39:23Z")