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Business object information
A business object is a structure that contains application-specific information (metadata) about how the adapter must process the business object as well as the operation to be performed on the business object. The name of the business object is generated by the external service wizard in accordance with the naming convention for the adapter.
- Business object attributes
Business object attributes define the content of a business object and are built from the list of columns in the database object.- Attribute application-specific information
Application-specific information (ASI) for business object attributes differs depending on whether the attribute is a simple attribute, or is an attribute that represents a child or an array of child business objects. The application-specific information for an attribute that represents a child differs depending on whether the parent-child relationship is stored in the child or in the parent.- Business object-level application-specific information
Application-specific information in business object definitions provides the adapter with application-dependent instructions for how to process business objects. The adapter parses the application-specific information from the business object or from its attributes or operations to generate queries for Create, Update, Retrieve, and Delete operations.- Naming conventions
When the external service wizard generates a business object, it provides a name for the business object that reflects the naming convention for the adapter. Typically, the business object name indicates the structure of the business object.