Business Objects, unlike Business Entities do not maintain state. They are mainly used by business entities to shuttle data to and from the application. Business Objects are also useful for calling the database directly via a SQL statement or stored procedure, for instance to populate a drop down list on a form or to retrieve a DataSet to use in a report.

Example

Using a Business Object to retrieve a list of customers to populate a grid






Using the Developer Services tool to create a new Business Object and Business Entity






Define a new Business Objects and Business Entity with the Developer Services tool






Pairs of Business Objects and Business Entities in a project