Locking or loading an object node

A computer program product tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method for controlling loading of an object node, the method comprising:

• receiving identification at a server system of an object that includes a plurality of nodes, the object modeled to provide for association of any of the plurality of nodes into a load group such that nodes of the load group are loaded together from a database to a memory buffer so that a requestor loads all the nodes in the load group when a request to load a first node in the load group is received from the requestor, wherein each node in the plurality includes multiple attributes and is stored in the database, the load group defined such that all of the objects assigned to the load group are loaded together in response to receiving a request to load any of the objects assigned to the load group;
• receiving identification at the server system of a first group of the nodes to form the load group;
• and
• storing the object with the first group of the nodes forming the load group.

A system comprising:

• at least one programmable processor;
• a computer program product coupled to the at least one programmable processor, tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device, and comprising instructions that when executed by the at least one programmable processor perform a method comprising:
• receiving identification at the at least one programmable processor of an object that includes a plurality of nodes, the object modeled to provide for association of any of the plurality of nodes into a load group such that nodes of the load group are loaded together so that a requestor loads all the nodes in the load group from a database and to a memory buffer when a request to load a first node in the load group is received from the requestor, wherein each node in the plurality includes multiple attributes and is stored in the database, the load group defined such that all of the objects assigned to the load group are loaded together in response to receiving a request to load any of the objects assigned to the load group;
• receiving identification at the at least one programmable processor of a first group of the nodes to form the load group;
• and
• storing the object with the first group of the nodes forming the load group.

A computer-implemented method for controlling loading of an object node, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a computing device, identification of a plurality of objects as being assigned to a load group, wherein each object in the plurality includes multiple attributes and is stored in a database, the load group defined such that all of the objects assigned to the load group are loaded together in response to receiving a request to load any of the objects assigned to the load group;
• receiving, subsequent to the identification of the plurality of objects and from an application program, a request to load a first object;
• determining, in response to receiving the request to load, that the first object is part of the load group;
• and
• loading the multiple attributes for each object in the load group, the multiple attributes being loaded together from the database to a memory buffer in response to the determination, wherein the loaded attributes are accessible to the application program in the memory buffer.

A computer program product tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method for controlling loading of an object node, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a computing device, identification of a plurality of objects as being assigned to a load group, wherein each object in the plurality includes multiple attributes and is stored in a database, the load group defined such that all of the objects assigned to the load group are loaded together in response to receiving a request to load any of the objects assigned to the load group;
• receiving, subsequent to the identification of the plurality of objects and from an application program, a request to load a first object;
• determining, in response to receiving the request to load, that the first object is part of the load group;
• and
• loading the multiple attributes for each object in the load group, the multiple attributes being loaded together from the database to a memory buffer in response to the determination, wherein the loaded attributes are accessible to the application program in the memory buffer.

A system comprising:

• at least one programmable processor;
• a computer program product coupled to the at least one programmable processor, tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device, and comprising instructions that when executed by the at least one programmable processor perform a method comprising:
• receiving, at a computing device, identification of a plurality of objects as being assigned to a load group, wherein each object in the plurality includes multiple attributes and is stored in a database, the load group defined such that all of the objects assigned to the load group are loaded together in response to receiving a request to load any of the objects assigned to the load group;
• receiving, subsequent to the identification of the plurality of objects and from an application program, a request to load a first object;
• determining, in response to receiving the request to load, that the first object is part of the load group;
• and
• loading the multiple attributes for each object in the load group, the multiple attributes being loaded together from the database to a memory buffer in response to the determination, wherein the loaded attributes are accessible to the application program in the memory buffer.

A computer-implemented method for controlling loading of an object node, the method comprising:

• receiving identification at a server system of an object that includes a plurality of nodes, the object modeled to provide for association of any of the plurality of nodes into a load group such that nodes of the load group are loaded together so that a requestor loads all the nodes in the load group from a database and to a memory buffer when a request to load a first node in the load group is received from the requestor, wherein each node in the plurality includes multiple attributes and is stored in the database;
• wherein the object is also modeled to provide for association of any of the plurality of nodes into a lock group such that nodes of the load group are locked together;
• receiving identification at the server system of a first group of the nodes to form the load group;
• storing the object with the first group of the nodes forming the load group;
• receiving identification of a second group of the nodes to form the lock group;
• and
• storing the object with the second group of the nodes forming the lock group, wherein the object is modeled to ensure that the first group includes at most as many of the plurality of nodes as the second group.