Business object structure

The connector assumes that every individual business object is represented by one or more database tables, and that each simple attribute (that is, an attribute that represents a single value, such as a String or Integer or Date) within the business object is represented by a column in one of those tables. The following situations are valid:

WebSphere business objects for SAP can be flat or hierarchical. All the attributes of a flat business object are simple and represent a single value.

A hierarchical business object has attributes that represent a single child business object, an array of child business objects, or a combination of both. In turn, each child business object can contain a single child business object or an array of business objects, and so on.

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