Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for accessing a database management system. A database management system (DBMS), executed by a server computer, manages one or more datastores stored on the computer. The DBMS includes an Open Transaction Manager Access (OTMA) that provides a high level application programming interface (API) for an application program to access the DBMS and its datastores, wherein the OTMA allows the application program to create an authorized connection with the DBMS. The server computer also executes a TCP/IP OTMA Connection (TOC) that establishes and manages connections between the DBMS and the application program. In the preferred embodiment, the application comprises a Java servlet or applet executed by a Java Virtual Machine JVM).

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for accessing a database management system. A database management system (DBMS), executed by a server computer, manages one or more datastores stored on the computer. The DBMS includes an Open Transaction Manager Access (OTMA) that provides a high level application programming interface (API) for an application program to access the DBMS and its datastores, wherein the OTMA allows the application program to create an authorized connection with the DBMS. The server computer also executes a TCP/IP OTMA Connection (TOC) that establishes and manages connections between the DBMS and the application program. In the preferred embodiment, the application comprises a Java servlet or applet executed by a Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for generating class specifications for an object-oriented application that accesses a hierarchical database. The class specifications are generated using a command line interface of a class definition tool. A database description and a record layout associated with the hierarchical database are captured and associated to define a specification for the database. Class definitions are then generated from the database specification, wherein the class definitions are instantiated as objects in the objects framework that encapsulate data retrieved from the database.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for generating program specifications for a computer program that accesses datastore persistent objects materialized from a datastore. A "wizard" or "task guide" is displayed on a monitor attached to a computer, wherein the wizard comprises a step-by-step procedure for creating the program specifications. Operator input is accepted into the computer in response to the step-by-step procedure and the program specifications are created using the operator input.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for generating class definitions and implementations for datastore persistent objects. A "wizard" or "task guide" is displayed on a monitor attached to a computer, wherein the wizard comprises a step-by-step procedure for creating the class specifications and implementations for the datastore persistent objects. User input is accepted into the computer in response to the step-by-step procedure and the class specifications and implementations for the datastore persistent objects are created using the user input.