Abstract: A system includes a first non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a second non-transitory computer-readable storage medium each having stored thereon computer executable program code which, when executed on a computer system, causes the computer system to perform steps. The steps associated with the first non-transitory computer readable medium include generating a Service Adaptation Definition Language (SADL) definition for each of a plurality of business entity types, the SADL definition being based on an intermediate representation of each of the plurality of business entities, and publishing the SADL definition as a service of a SADL engine. The steps associated with the second non-transitory computer-readable storage include discovering the SADL definition and displaying, on a user interface, a representation of the SADL definition, the user interface configured to enable selection of two or more business entity types each associated with a different model layer framework.

Abstract: A system includes a first non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a second non-transitory computer-readable storage medium each having stored thereon computer executable program code which, when executed on a computer system, causes the computer system to perform steps. The steps associated with the first non-transitory computer readable medium include generating a Service Adaptation Definition Language (SADL) definition for each of a plurality of business entity types, the SADL definition being based on an intermediate representation of each of the plurality of business entities, and publishing the SADL definition as a service of a SADL engine. The steps associated with the second non-transitory computer-readable storage include discovering the SADL definition and displaying, on a user interface, a representation of the SADL definition, the user interface configured to enable selection of two or more business entity types each associated with a different model layer framework.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to computing, and in particular, to methods, apparatuses and systems for operating on a database. Certain embodiments implement a consumption services reference by an SADL design-time tool that allows users to create SADL use modes based on existing Business Objects (BOs), business object entities and associations. The consumption service can provide a design-time tool or user with indications of a particular BO entity's availability based on a particular consumption scenario within a given SADL mode. Indications of availability can be built into or referenced by the design-time tool to give users design-time feedback as to why a certain BO entity is not available. The indications of availability can be provided separately from a compiler or compiler functionality. The indications of availability can be also be reused by the compiler, thus reducing redundant checks and operations and decoupling the compiler and any design-time tool from the check logic.