Adding custom classes to the SOA Suite server

This recipe explains how to add custom classes to the Oracle SOA Suite server. Similar to adding the third-party libraries, the Oracle SOA Suite server provides a convenient placeholder for classes.

How to do it…

We will add classes that take care of loan calculation in this recipe. The same recipe can also be used for the addition of other Java class files:

1. If the server is running, we repeat the step for stopping the Oracle SOA Suite server from the Adding third-party libraries to the SOA Suite server recipe.

2. After the server has stopped, copy the class structure (in our case, LoanInfo.class and LoanCalc.class) to the extension folder.

   Note

   The extension folder for the Oracle SOA Suite is located at the following location:

   %SOA_Home%\soa\modules\oracle.soa.ext_11.1.1\classes

   The following screenshot shows the tree structure of the extension directory after copying the class files:

   

3. Finally, to start the Oracle SOA Suite, repeat the corresponding command...