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Enterprise Objects Framework Concepts

Note to Oracle Users

The Oracle login panel is designed to work with SQL*Net v2, which gets the host machine name from the file tnsnames . ora . If you're using SQL*Net v1, you must explicitly supply the host machine name along with the server ID in the Server ID field by using a string of the following format:

T:hostMachine:serverID

For example, if you are using a host machine called "tahoe" and your database's server ID is "eof," you can connect the database by typing the following in the Server ID field:

T:tahoe:eof

What is an Enterprise Object?

An enterprise object is like any other object, in that it couples data with the methods for operating on that data. However, an enterprise object class has certain characteristics that distinguish it from other classes:

The ingredients that make up an enterprise object are its class definition and the data values from the database row or record with which the object is instantiated. An enterprise object also has a corresponding model that defines the mapping between the class' object model and the database schema.


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