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Service message objects
Service message objects are enhanced business objects that include the application data and header information related to the transport protocol used to invoke a service such as SOAP or JMS. A service message object is composed of a body that contains the application data (also known as the payload or operation message) in a business object, and headers containing additional context information.
Service message objects are used inside mediation flow components. When a mediation flow component is invoked, the business object that is input to the mediation flow is wrapped with additional context and header information and becomes a service message object. This contextual information, such as SOAP header information can be accessed from within the mediation flow component.
For more information on accessing and manipulating service message object data, see the related links below: