Web service tool based on business object layer

A system comprising:

• a graphical user interface to receive an input that selects a business object and an associated attribute;
• a Web service generator coupled to the graphical user interface to automatically generate code that describes and implements a Web service according to the selected object and the associated attributes;
• and
• a Web service engine to perform runtime operations of the Web service.

A machine-readable medium having instructions, which when executed, cause a machine to perform a method, the method comprising:

• presenting a graphical user interface to create a Web service in pre-defined stages;
• receiving a user input from the graphical user interface;
• and
• automatically generating code that defines and implements the Web service according to the selected object and the associated attribute.