Integration of transactional and analytical capabilities of a database management system

A system comprising:

• at least one programmable processor;
• and
• a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the to perform operations comprising:
• defining, via a core metamodel, metadata specifying a data part of a business object and one or more information providers that directly consume data from at least one database table underlying the business object, the one or more information providers comprising at least one of an analytical view and an attribute view;
• providing access to the core metamodel via a central integration component of a database application;
• receiving, at the central integration component, an access request, the access request comprising at least one of a pure transactional request, an integrated transactional and reporting and analytical request, and a pure reporting request;
• and
• responding to the access request using the core metamodel, the responding comprising providing access to the business object when the access request comprises the pure transactional request, implementing the one or more information providers as needed for interpreting only the metadata relevant to the access request when the access request comprises the integrated transactional and reporting and analytical request, and allowing direct consumption of the at least one database table underlying the business object when the access request comprises the pure reporting request.

A computer-implemented method comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

• defining, via a core metamodel, metadata specifying a data part of a business object and one or more information providers that directly consume data from at least one database table underlying the business object, the one or more information providers comprising at least one of an analytical view and an attribute view;
• providing access to the core metamodel via a central integration component of a database application;
• receiving, at the central integration component, an access request, the access request comprising at least one of a pure transactional request, an integrated transactional and reporting and analytical request, and a pure reporting request;
• and
• responding to the access request using the core metamodel, the responding comprising providing access to the business object when the access request comprises the pure transactional request, implementing the one or more information providers as needed for interpreting only the metadata relevant to the access request when the access request comprises the integrated transactional and reporting and analytical request, and allowing direct consumption of the at least one database table underlying the business object when the access request comprises the pure reporting request.