Virtual business object node associations

A computing system comprising:

• a memory storing processor-executable program code;
• and
• a processor to execute the processor-executable program code to cause the system to:
• receive an instruction to create an association for an element of a UI component model;
• determine a first business object model of the association;
• determine a second business object model of the association;
• define foreign key parameters associating an attribute of the first business object model with an attribute of an element of the second business object model;
• receive an instruction to bind the element of the UI component model to a second attribute of the element of the second business object model;
• and
• create metadata in the UI component model associating the element of the UI component model with the second attribute of the element of the second business object model, the metadata comprising the foreign key parameters.

A method implemented by a computing system in response to execution of program code by a processor of the computing system, the method comprising:

• receiving an instruction to create an association for an element of a UI component model;
• determining a first business object model of the association;
• determining a second business object model of the association;
• define foreign key parameters associating an attribute of the first business object model with an attribute of an element of the second business object model;
• receiving an instruction to bind the element of the UI component model to a second attribute of the element of the second business object model;
• and
• creating metadata in the UI component model associating the element of the UI component model with the second attribute of the element of the second business object model, the metadata comprising the foreign key parameters.