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Generic interface to provide object access display views based on object type

  • US 7,574,689 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2005
  • Issued: 08/11/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method associated with a business information enterprise system having a front-end system and a back-end system, comprising:

  • determining, at the front end system, that a first object access display is to be provided at the front-end system for a first object of a first object type;

    using a generic interface between the front-end system and the back-end system to provide the first object access display with a first object view based on the first object type;

    determining, at the front end system, that a second object access display is to be provided at the front-end system for a second object of a second object type, the second object type being different than the first object type; and

    using the generic interface to provide the second object access display with a second object view based on the second object type, the second object view being different than the first object view;

    wherein a presentation layer at the back-end system arranges to provide the first object access display using the first object view based on the first object type;

    wherein said arranges to provide the first object access display includes determining display properties for the first object access display in accordance with entries in a behavior table stored at the back-end system; and

    wherein the behavior table includes;

    a first field that specifies an object identifier associated with the first object type;

    a second field that specifies whether to include a first icon in the first object access display; and

    a third field that specifies whether to include a second icon in the first object access display.

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