Adaptable business objects

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 at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
• accessing, in response to a selection from a user of a business software architecture of an option to create a new business object, an adaptable business object, the adaptable business object comprising a generic, content-free, and meaning-free skeleton business object;
• receiving, from the user via a field extensibility user interface, definitions of a first field to be added to a header of the adaptable business object and a second field to be added to an item node of the adaptable business object;
• adapting, using a terminology tool accessed by the user via the field extensibility user interface tool, terminology of the adaptable business object, the adapting comprising storing metadata relating to the terminology, including the first field and the second field, in a metadata repository;
• and
• determining, at runtime using the stored metadata, screen and section titles for at least one user interface screen supported by the new business object.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• accessing, in response to a selection from a user of a business software architecture of an option to create a new business object, an adaptable business object, the adaptable business object comprising a generic, content-free, and meaning-free skeleton business object;
• receiving, from the user via a field extensibility user interface, definitions of a first field to be added to a header of the adaptable business object and a second field to be added to an item node of the adaptable business object;
• adapting, using a terminology tool accessed by the user via the field extensibility user interface tool, terminology of the adaptable business object, the adapting comprising storing metadata relating to the terminology, including the first field and the second field, in a metadata repository;
• and
• determining, at runtime using the stored metadata, screen and section titles for at least one user interface screen supported by the new business object.