Creating the Customer business object

Follow these steps to create, in the eMerged_Library library, the Customer business object which has these attributes:
  • customerNumber (string)
  • dateProfileCreated (string)
  • firstName (string)
  • lastName (string)
  • address (Address)
  • homePhoneNumber (string)
  • workPhoneNumber (string)
  • email (string)
  • dataValid (boolean)

The address attribute references the Address business object.

  1. From the menu, select File > New > Other. The New window opens.
  2. In the navigation tree, click Business Integration > Business Object.
  3. Click Next.
  4. From the Module list, click eMergedLibrary. The Inherit from field is set to <none>.
  5. In the Folder field, type com.emerged.portal.
  6. In the Name field, type CustomerBO.
    Picture of the New Business Object window
    The Namespace field is set to http://eMergedLibrary/com/emerged/portal.
  7. Click Finish. The editor opens for CustomerBO.
  8. Click the Add an attribute to a business object. button Add an attribute to a business object..
  9. Switch to the Properties view.
  10. In the Name field, type customerNumber.
  11. In the Type list, type string.
  12. From the list, click string.
  13. Switch to the CustomerBO editor.
  14. Click the Add an attribute to a business object. button Add an attribute to a business object..
  15. Switch to the Properties view.
  16. In the Name field, type dateProfileCreated.
  17. In the Type list, type string.
  18. From the list, click string.
  19. Switch to the CustomerBO editor.
  20. Click the Add an attribute to a business object. button Add an attribute to a business object..
  21. Switch to the Properties view.
  22. In the Name field, type firstName.
  23. In the Type list, type string.
  24. From the list, click string.
  25. Switch to the CustomerBO editor.
  26. Click the Add an attribute to a business object. button Add an attribute to a business object..
  27. Switch to the Properties view.
  28. In the Name field, type lastName.
  29. In the Type list, type string.
  30. From the list, click string.
  31. Switch to the CustomerBO editor.
  32. Click the Add an attribute to a business object. button Add an attribute to a business object..
  33. Switch to the Properties view.
  34. In the Name field, type address.
  35. From the Type list, click AddressBO { http://eMergedLibrary/com/emerged/portal }.
  36. From the list, click AddressBO { http://eMergedLibrary/com/emerged/portal }.
  37. Switch to the CustomerBO editor.
  38. Click the Add an attribute to a business object. button Add an attribute to a business object..
  39. Switch to the Properties view.
  40. In the Name field, type homePhoneNumber.
  41. In the Type list, type string.
  42. From the list, click string.
  43. Switch to the CustomerBO editor.
  44. Click the Add an attribute to a business object. button Add an attribute to a business object..
  45. Switch to the Properties view.
  46. In the Name field, type workPhoneNumber.
  47. In the Type list, type string.
  48. From the list, click string.
  49. Switch to the CustomerBO editor.
  50. Click the Add an attribute to a business object. button Add an attribute to a business object..
  51. Switch to the Properties view.
  52. In the Name field, type email.
  53. In the Type list, type string.
  54. From the list, click string.
  55. Switch to the CustomerBO editor.
  56. Click the Add an attribute to a business object. button Add an attribute to a business object..
  57. Switch to the Properties view.
  58. In the Name field, type dataValid.
  59. In the Type list, type boolean.
  60. From the list, click boolean.
  61. From the menu, select File > Save (or press Ctrl+S).
    CustomerBO
  62. From the menu, select File > Close (or press Ctrl+F4). The editor closes for CustomerBO.

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