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	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Business Objects (ttadv7100s000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic xml:lang="en"><AimSection><Paragraph class="Default">
                                 Use this session to define <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100032" role="glossary">business objects</Link> and their content, such as attributes, methods, and tables.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><List><ListIntro>To define a business object:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>specify the identification data of the business object, such as the business object name, package and module in the upper part of the session window.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>define the content of the business object, such as components, tables, attributes, methods, and so on in the tabs in the lower part of the session window.</ListItem>
			</List>
			<List><ListIntro>Click one of the following links to read the Help on the various tabs in this session:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv7117m000" role="session">Components (ttadv7117m000)</Link>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv7111m000" role="session">Tables (ttadv7111m000)</Link>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv7104m000" role="session">Protected Attributes (ttadv7104m000)</Link>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv7112m100" role="session">Protected Methods (ttadv7112m100)</Link>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv7114m000" role="session">Public Attributes (ttadv7114m000)</Link>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv7112m000" role="session">Public Methods (ttadv7112m000)</Link>
				</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Note><SectionTitle>
                                    Note
                                 </SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">You can only maintain business objects in your current package <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100016" role="glossary">VRC</Link>.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph class="Default">A new business object is always created in your current package VRC. The <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Package</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="" role="manual">VRC</GUIRef> fields are filled automatically and cannot be changed. Before you insert a business object, make sure that you have selected the proper current package VRC. You can change your current package VRC via the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Specific</GUIRef> menu in the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv7500m000" role="session">Business Objects (ttadv7500m000)</Link> overview session.</Paragraph>
				<List><ListIntro>Dependent on the type and structure of the business object, some tabs may not be available.</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>If the business object is protected, the tabs regarding the public interface are not available.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>If the business object has components, some tabs are not available, because the tables and the protected methods and attributes must then be defined per component.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Note>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>
                                 Related topics
                              </SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tt/onlinemanual/100107" role="manual">To Model a Business Object</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="ttadv700.cpac"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Package</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The code of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000008" role="glossary">package</Link> to which the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100032" role="glossary">business object</Link> belongs.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>
                                    Note
                                 </SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">The package code is only used to identify the business object. The business object is not functionally restricted to this package.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttadv100.dsca"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Package</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The description of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000008" role="glossary">package</Link>.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttadv700.vers"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">VRC</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000009" role="glossary">version</Link> of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000008" role="glossary">package</Link> for which the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100032" role="glossary">business object</Link> is defined.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttadv700.rele"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">VRC</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000010" role="glossary">release</Link> of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000008" role="glossary">package</Link> for which the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100032" role="glossary">business object</Link> is defined.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttadv700.cust"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">VRC</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000011" role="glossary">customer</Link> of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#000000000000008" role="glossary">package</Link> for which the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100032" role="glossary">business object</Link> is defined.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="vrc.desc"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">VRC</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The description of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100016" role="glossary">VRC</Link>.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttadv700.zc_cmod"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Module</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The code of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100004" role="glossary">module</Link> in which the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100032" role="glossary">business object</Link> is defined.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>
                                    Note
                                 </SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">The module code is only used to identify the business object. The business object is not functionally restricted to this module.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="cmod.desc"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Module</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The description of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100004" role="glossary">module</Link>.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttadv700.impl"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Business Object</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The code that identifies the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100032" role="glossary">business object</Link>.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph class="Default">Enter a three-digit number. It is recommended to use a number that is identical to the three-digit number of the business object's root table.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttadv700.zd_impf"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Business Object Name</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The name of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100032" role="glossary">business object</Link>.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>The following rules apply to the business object name:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>The name must be unique within the Business Object Repository.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The name must refer to business concepts and/or the functionality of the business object. Do not use a name that refers to a technical solution.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The name must be meaningful.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Use a name that is accepted in the business domain.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Only alphanumeric characters ([A-Z], [a-z], [0-9]) are allowed.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>If the name consists of several words, start each word with a capital. Spaces are not allowed.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="impl.desc"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Description</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The description of the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100032" role="glossary">business object</Link>.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>
                                    Note
                                 </SectionTitle>
				<List><ListItem>Use the description to describe the purpose of the business object.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>The description must be understandable for people that do not own the business object.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttadv700.zc_botp"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Business Object Type</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tt/domains/adv.botp" role="domain">Type of Business Object</Link>.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="ttadv700.expi"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Expired</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>
                                 If this check box is selected, the <Link href="/baanerp/tt/glossary/glossary#100032" role="glossary">business object</Link> is expired.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
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