The connector processes business object requests that it receives from the integration broker. When the connector receives a request to perform an application operation, it uses the Business Object Handler to extract the data from the application-specific business object, and communicates with the MetaSolv application by using the API provided by MetaSolv. The connector uses adapter-delivered meta-objects, business object definitions, attribute descriptions, and the values in a business object instance to generate MetaSolv API calls.