Common business object

Lobster Data Platform / Orchestration offers the possibility to define and use custom business objects besides predefined business objects like orders, shipments and manifests.

Attributes can be used in common business objects (see Business objects and attributes).

A common business object 'MOTORBIKE' is defined here as an example:

A new text attribute INVENTAR_NR is used to uniquely identify the motorcycle.

It should contain the manufacturer as a free enumeration attribute that allows the selection of defined manufacturers.

A new date attribute NEXT_HU_DATE should record the date for the next vehicle inspection.

HU reports are to be saved as new item category HU_PROTOCOL with a new text category HU_REPORT and a new date category HU_PROTOCOL_DATE.

Possible procedure:

1. Extension of the dynamic enumeration Common business object type by a new type MOTORBIKE.
   
   

2. Granting authorizations to the corresponding roles. Since new authorizations cannot be assigned to all roles per se, the authorizations for the new general business object type must be set explicitly.
   
   
   Authorizations appear automatically after the definition of the new common business object type in the authorization tree in role administration. In the Localization, both the menu entries and the authorization entries can be localized.
   
   

3. The entries for overview and details view automatically appear in the configured menu item.
   
   
   
   

4. Extend the dynamic enumeration item type by the type MOTORRAD_HU_PROTOCOL with the prefix HUP.
   Extend the dynamic enumeration date type with the new values NEXT_HU_DATE and HU_DATE.
   Extend the dynamic enumeration text types to include the types INVENTAR_NR and HU_PROTOCOL.
   
   

5. Create an entry form for the common business object. A new menu item (1) is also displayed in the menu for entry forms..
   
   

   

   
   
   An example entry form in the form designer could look like this:
   

   

   
   After the entry form has been assigned via association criteria, motorcycles can be entered.
   
   

6. Adjust data grid settings.
   The data grid can be adjusted in the overview. To do this, click on List:Edit in the Settings tab (1). After the assignment, the overview could look like this:
   

   

   
   
   The new text and date types are automatically available when defining new columns. (see also Working in overviews)