Application programming interface representation of multi-tenant non-relational platform objects

A method comprising:

• maintaining a multi-tenant non-relational database associated with a plurality of enterprises, the multi-tenant non-relational database identifying a plurality of records and a plurality of data objects for each of the plurality of enterprises;
• receiving a request from a user of the database system to retrieve a description of a data object from the plurality of data objects;
• determining, responsive to the request to retrieve the data object description, that the data object is defined to be used in association with a non-relational database;
• retrieving a metadata model representing the data object, the metadata model including at least one field corresponding to the data object;
• determining, using the metadata model, that at least one field is part of a composite key for the data object;
• and
• providing data object information to the user, the data object information including the at least one field that is part of a composite key for the data object.

A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code capable of being executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code comprising instructions configurable to cause:

• maintaining a multi-tenant non-relational database associated with a plurality of enterprises, the multi-tenant non-relational database identifying a plurality of records and a plurality of data objects for each of the plurality of enterprises;
• receiving a request from a user of the database system to retrieve a description of a data object from the plurality of data objects;
• determining, responsive to the request to retrieve the data object description, that the data object is defined to be used in association with a non-relational database;
• retrieving a metadata model representing the data object, the metadata model including at least one field corresponding to the data object;
• determining, using the metadata model, that at least one field is part of a composite key for the data object;
• and
• providing data object information to the user, the data object information including the at least one field that is part of a composite key for the data object.