Abstract: A registry object in a service oriented architecture (SOA) is manipulated by an application. A mapping is defined between a registry object type and an application object type. The application object type is instantiated in the application. The instantiated object facilitates manipulation of the registry via the defined mapping.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for manipulating at least one registry object (20) of a SOA registry (2) by an application (1), the at least one registry object (20) being accessible through a Java API for XML registries (JAXR) (40), the method comprising the following steps: a defining a mapping (30) between at least one registry object type (220) and at least one application object type (110), wherein the mapping (30) is described by one or more Java annotations, b. instantiating the at least one application object type (110) to provide the application (1) with at least one application object (10) corresponding to the at least one registry object (20); and c. manipulating the at least one application object (10) by the application (1), the manipulation causing a related manipulation of the corresponding at least one registry object (20) through the JAXR (40).