Send multiple values for same xml tag in SOAP

[dinesh91n]

Hi guys, i have a requirement to send multiple value under a same xml tag based on the values selected by the user, example like the one given below

<complexType>  

<exampleElement>Data 1</exampleElement>  

<exampleElement>Data 2</exampleElement>  

<exampleElement>Data 3</exampleElement>  

</complexType>

based on the user values selection <exampleElement> may be 3 times or 5 times or even null.

I tried looking into the following community link SOAP Message Complex Types: How do we send these using SOAPMessage()? but i wasn't able to get my solution.

I even tried looking into john blog Inserting XML into ServiceNow's SOAPMessage Object-John Andersen, but his method states to change the tag elements which is not possible in my case.

So if anyone has any suggestions or solutions please do share.

[danpatino]

I've come across this scenario before.   The approach we took was to build the XML elements as a string before passing them as parameters to the soap message function.   Make sure you use setStringParameterNoEscape(String name, String value) on the XML parameter instead of simply setStringParameter(String name, String value).

[dinesh91n]

Hi Dan thank u so much for the reply, but if possible can give me a sample code by taking the example I have mentioned above.

[danpatino · Accepted solution]

Here is an example script that calls the outbound SOAP message function:

//unrelated values that may also be needed for the same function

var parmOneVar = "Example 1";

var parmTwo = "Example 2";



var elementArray = ['Data 1','Data 2','Data 3']; //example of array containing unknown number of elements

var xmlString = '';



var sm = new sn_ws.SOAPMessageV2('YourSoapMessage', 'SOAPMessageFunction');

sm.setStringParameter('StaticParm1', parmOne);

sm.setStringParameter('StaticParm2', parmTwo);



for (var i = 0; i < elementArray.length; i++) {

   //build XML elements 

   xmlString += '<exampleElement>' + elementArray[i] + '</exampleElement>';

}



sm.setStringParameterNoEscape('complexType', xmlString);



var response = sm.execute();

var responseBody = response.getBody();

var status = response.getStatusCode();

The idea is you would replace all of your <exampleElement> tags and values with the complexType parameter.

<complexType>

        ${complexType}

</complexType>

[dinesh91n]

Thank u so much Dan