System and method for maintaining a business catalog

A system for integrating components with processes in a business catalog, comprising:

• one or more computers, each including a computer readable medium and processor;
• a composite model of available components stored on the one or more computers, wherein the composite model defines functional dependencies between the available components;
• a plurality of business objects for the available components, wherein the business objects are generated based on the composite model;
• a plurality of synthesized objects, wherein a synthesized object is automatically generated for each business object, and wherein each synthesized object includes mechanically generated names for services offered by its associated business object;
• and
• a business catalog that is populated with the synthesized objects.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the steps of:

• constructing a composite model of available components on one or more computers, each computer including a computer readable medium and processor, wherein the composite model defines functional dependencies between the available components;
• generating, based on the composite model, a plurality of business objects for the available components;
• automatically generating a synthesized object for each business object, wherein each synthesized object includes mechanically generated names for services offered by its associated business object;
• and
• populating a business catalog with the synthesized objects.