Abstract: Systems and methods that that automatically generate a data access layer for a middle tier of a relational data store with stored procedures, via a data access layer generator. The data access layer generator can employ an extensible mark up language extension (XML) to determine the stored procedures that are typically exposed to the access layer. Such an arrangement can facilitate data access in a relational database with stored procedure. Moreover, information about the database can be stored in one place, to mitigate a risk for such information being out of sync with that maintained in the middle tier.