Abstract: In an object-oriented programming environment having a hierarchical object structure an object type is defined by declaring different types of objects and properties associated therewith. A base type is declared. Properties for the base type are declared. A set of aggregated objects comprising individual objects of different types is declared. The set of aggregated objects is to be instantiated in a master object created from the object type. A set of auxiliary objects comprising individual objects of different types and associated with the object type is declared. The individual objects of the set of auxiliary objects are to be instantiated in respective locations in the hierarchical object structure.

Abstract: A method for generating documentation for a building control system represented by contents in a database, the method comprising the steps of: creating a plurality of objects that form contents in the database, assigning to each object properties representative of a building control object, assigning textual information to the objects, creating connections between the objects, and automatically generating the documentation by traversing the objects in the database and collecting data pertaining to the objects in the database, and inserting the data in a documentation object.