Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media are provided for the creation of a business object. In one exemplary embodiment, the method may include defining the shell of a business object utilizing meta-data stored within a repository. The method may also include storing the defined business object shell within the repository. Moreover, the method may include generating a business object template utilizing the business object shell, meta-data, and hooks for calling generic business logic, and modifying the hooks to insert the generic business logic.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for a mockup business object. The mockup business object implemented within a computer framework including other business objects. In one exemplary embodiment, the method may include generating, within the computer framework, the mockup business object based on a metadata stored within the computer framework, when the mockup business object does not exist within the computer framework. The method may also include determining whether a structure of the mockup business object has changed based on the metadata, when the mockup business object does exist within the computer framework. Moreover, the method may include modifying the mockup business object based on the result of the determining step.

Abstract: Data processing system(s) and methods are disclosed. An enterprise services framework interface is provided for receiving a service request from a service consumer for performing a database access and a database for storing transactional data. Further, repository means may be provided for storing data descriptive of business objects and for storing data descriptive of a buffer object, and processor means may be provided for execution of an application program. In addition, a main memory may be provided for storing an instance of the buffer object, wherein the instance of the buffer object contains at least one instance of one of the business objects. Methods for accessing a database and methods for calling an application program are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for extracting data sets from an online relational database into a data warehouse. A data query based on special timestamping technique is executed. Timestamping allows extraction of only these data sets that have changed since the last extraction point. The data sets that have been already imported stay unchanged and do not need to be deleted at the time of the new import. Extraction interval of data sets including a time window enclosed by lower and upper limits is defined. The extracted data sets that have been imported twice may be filtered out with the use of, for example, an operational data store (ODS) objects. The filtered out data sets may be available in the data warehouse for the drilldown reporting.