Ui-driven binding of extension fields to business objects

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon program code, the program code executable by a computer to:

• present a user interface including fields associated with a business object;
• receive, via the user interface, an instruction to add an extension field to the business object;
• receive, via the user interface, an indication of a reference field of the business object;
• determine a binding of the reference field to the business object;
• and
• bind the extension field to the business object based on the determined binding of the reference field to the business object.

A system comprising:

• a business process platform to store a business object;
• and
• a user interface layer to:
• present a user interface including fields associated with a business object;
• receive, via the user interface, an instruction to add an extension field to the business object;
• and
• receive, via the user interface, an indication of a reference field of the business object;
• determine a binding of the reference field to the business object stored in the business process platform;
• and
• issue an instruction to the business process platform to bind the extension field to the business object based on the determined binding of the reference field to the business object.