Systems and methods for applying rules to transform objects of an application

A system for applying one or more rules that transform objects of an application, the system comprising:

• a computing device comprising a processor configured for executing an application transformation tool comprising a collection agent, an analysis agent, and a transformer, wherein the collection agent of the application transformation tool is configured for identifying, from an instance of an application, a plurality of objects that have been modified and determining whether each of the plurality of objects are marked as permissibly alterable, the application comprising a plurality of standard objects provided by the application and one or more custom objects for the application;
• the analysis agent of the application transformation tool is configured for determining whether each of the permissibly alterable objects directly reference at least one standard interface of the application, the standard interface identified as unalterable;
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• the transformer of the application transformation tool is configured for, responsive to the determination by the analysis agent, applying one or more rules that transform objects to portions of those permissibly alterable objects that do not directly reference any said standard interfaces of the application.