| # Standard/Specific Method Business objects and business object components can have the following types of methods: Standard Standard methods can be generated because their behavior is generic for all business objects. You cannot modify the properties of a standard method. The following standard methods exist: Create Create a business object or component. Change Change a business object or component. The change actually is a change of the attribute values. Delete Delete a business object or component. Show Show a business object or component by returning the attribute values. List Show multiple business objects. CreateRef Create a record in the reference table, which indicates that an external application has a reference to the business object. As long as references exists, the business object cannot be deleted by LN. DeleteRef Delete a record in the reference table. PublishList Publish multiple business objects. For details, refer to "Event Publishing Overview" in the Web Help of the Data Director (da) package. PublishChanges Publish all changes made to business objects. For details, refer to "Event Publishing Overview" in the Web Help of the Data Director (da) package. UnpublishChanges Stop publishing of all changes made to business objects. For details, refer to "Event Publishing Overview" in the Web Help of the Data Director (da) package. Specific Specific methods cannot be generated automatically: the essence of a specific method is that its behavior is business object specific. Therefore specific methods must be programmed manually. You can define the name, return type, arguments and arguments properties of a specific method. |