Managing Object Types

Object Types are user-defined objects mapped to the appropriate existing tables in the database.

All data in Valuemation is based on Object Types which are administered by the Object Type Customizer. Using the Object Type customization is the first step in customizing Valuemation to the requirements of a specific enterprise.

Note: By default, Valuemation already has a range of Business Objects specially designed to meet the needs of IT Controlling. These can be adapted, expanded or replaced where appropriate.

A Valuemation administrator can use the GUI to configure Valuemation starting with the Customization Browser and the Object Type Customizer, which contains and displays all necessary information. All of these changes apply to the appropriate Object Type only, they won't affect the mapped table fields in the database.

Object Types perform the following basic functions:

• Definition of basic object classes

  By mapping Object Types, a user creates basic object classes out of the selected database table structure = i.e. database columns and constraints; It defines mappings between database columns and object type attributes. Therefore, there is no need for a user to deal with the raw data in the database in all other customization.

• Independence of database platform

  Definition of Object Types represents the mapping independent of a database type which Valuemation is connected to (Oracle, DB2, MSSQL).

• Entry point for another data manipulation

  Object Types are the basis for another data processing and manipulation (creating catalogs, views, setting relations...).