Method and apparatus for a business applications server management system platform

An Internet-based method for implementing a business application using object oriented technology and frameworks comprising the following acts:

• a. providing a server computer hosting a business application management system platform, accessible via client computers to a plurality of users, the business application management platform including a user interface (UI) comprising controls whereby a user selects a command and a display whereby results are displayed;
• b. providing a WDK Web interface sewer as a part of the business application management system platform, for receiving the user selected command and for processing a web document that is a custom presentation of information;
• c. providing a BDK business server electronically coupled to the WDK Web interface server, for storing business objects to and retrieving business objects from a database containing persistent business object data related to the business application;
• d. providing an information distributor server electronically coupled to the WDK Web interface server for generating metadata for a business object, for storing the metadata in a metadata database, for querying the metadata database when asked to do so by a requestor, and for providing the results of a match to a query to the requestor;
• e. providing a first database of information related to the business application, the first database electronically coupled to the BDK business server, the first database also containing common business objects;
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• f. providing a second database of metadata related to business objects, the second database electronically coupled to the information distributor server;
• whereby the business application is available via the internet to assist a user in performing a specific business operation which requires location of and use of business objects and display of results of the specific business operation to the user in a dynamically selectable format.

A computer-readable storage medium containing computer executable code far implementing a business application using object oriented technology and frameworks by instructing a computer to operate as follows:

• a. load a business application management system platform, accessible via client computers to a plurality of users, the business application management platform including a user interface (UI) comprising controls whereby a user selects a command and a display whereby results are displayed;
• b. execute a WDK Web interface server as a part of the business application management system platform, for receiving the user selected command and for processing a web document that is a custom presentation of information;
• c. execute a BDK business server electronically coupled to the WDK Web interface server, for storing business objects to and retrieving business objects from a database containing persistent business object data related to the business application;
• d. execute an information distributor server electronically coupled to the WDK Web interface server for generating metadata for a business object, for storing the metadata in a metadata database, for querying the metadata database when asked to do so by a requestor, and for providing the results of a match to a query to the requestor;
• e. access a first database of information related to the business application, the first database electronically coupled to the BDK business server, the first database also containing common business objects;
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• f. access a second database of metadata related to business objects, the second database electronically coupled to the information distributor server;
• whereby the business application is available via the internet to assist a user in performing a specific business operation which requires location offend use of business objects and display of results of the specific business operation to the user in a dynamically selectable format.

An Internet-based method for implementing a business application using object oriented technology and frameworks comprising the following acts:

• a. providing a client input device having a user interface (UI) wherein the UI includes controls whereby a user selects a command and a display whereby results are displayed;
• b. transmitting the command to a server comprising a business application management system platform which includes a WDK Web interface server as a part of the business application management system platform, for receiving the user selected command and for processing a web document that is a custom presentation of information;
• c. providing a BDK business server electronically coupled to the WDK Web interface server, for storing business objects to and retrieving business objects from a database containing persistent business object data related to the business application;
• d. receiving at the client input device a display of results relating to the command, the results obtained by an information distributor server electronically coupled to the WDK Web interface server for generating metadata for a business object, for storing the metadata in a metadata database, for querying the metadata database when asked to do so by a client input device, and for providing the results of a match to a query to the client input device;
• whereby the business application is available via the internet to assist a user in performing a specific business operation which requires location of and use of business objects and display of results of the specific business operation to the user in a dynamically selectable format.