Custom multi-tenant non-relational platform objects

A method comprising:

• maintaining a multi-tenant non-relational database for a plurality of tenant enterprises, the multi-tenant non-relational database storing a plurality of records for the enterprises;
• maintaining a dynamic virtual table associated with the records for the enterprises;
• processing a request from one of the enterprises to define a custom data object within a database system, the request indicating at least an enterprise ID uniquely identifying the requesting enterprise and identifying one or more attributes of the custom data object;
• generating a custom object script based on the request, the custom object script defining one or more database columns in the database system that correspond to the custom data object, the unique enterprise ID, and the one or more attributes;
• updating the dynamic virtual table to include one or more virtual columns corresponding to the one or more database columns defined by the custom object script;
• updating one or more existing columns of a table shared by the enterprises in the multi-tenant non-relational database to match the one or more virtual columns;
• and
• restricting access to the one or more existing columns of the shared table for enterprises not associated with the unique enterprise ID.

A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code capable of being executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code comprising instructions configurable to cause:

• maintaining a multi-tenant non-relational database for a plurality of tenant enterprises, the multi-tenant non-relational database storing a plurality of records for the enterprises;
• maintaining a dynamic virtual table associated with the records for the enterprises;
• processing a request from one of the enterprises to define a custom data object within a database system, the request indicating at least an enterprise ID uniquely identifying the requesting enterprise and identifying one or more attributes of the custom data object;
• generating a custom object script based on the request, the custom object script defining one or more database columns in the database system that correspond to the custom data object, the unique enterprise ID, and the one or more attributes;
• updating the dynamic virtual table to include one or more virtual columns corresponding to the one or more database columns defined by the custom object script;
• updating one or more existing columns of a table shared by the enterprises in the multi-tenant non-relational database to match the one or more virtual columns;
• and
• restricting access to the one or more existing columns of the shared table for enterprises not associated with the unique enterprise ID.