BUSINESS OBJECT EXPLORER
A method and system for displaying an business object explorer within a development environment includes displaying a control bar including actionable items; in response to selection of an actionable item, displaying a list of business objects in a tree area, the business objects including at least one expandable business object; and in response to selection of the at least one expandable business object, expanding the at least one expandable business object to display a hierarchical tree including attributes of the selected at least one expandable business object in the tree area.
1 . A computer-implemented method for displaying an business object explorer within a development studio, comprising:
displaying, by a processor, a control bar including actionable items;
in response to selection of an actionable item, displaying, by the processor, a list of business objects in a tree area, the business objects including at least one expandable business object; and
in response to selection of the at least one expandable business object, expanding, by the processor, the at least one expandable business object to display a hierarchical tree including attributes of the selected at least one expandable business object in the tree area.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying textual information of the business object in a description area.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the expanded business object of the hierarchical tree includes a first portion of tree branches indicating actions of the expanded business objects, and wherein the action is specific to the expanded business object.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the expanded business object of the hierarchical tree includes a second portion of tree branches indicating functions of the expanded business object, and wherein the functions are generic for all business objects.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the expanded business object of the hierarchical tree includes a third portion of tree branches indicating data objects of the expanded business object.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the expanded business object of the hierarchical tree includes a fourth portion of tree branches indicating sub-objects of the expanded business object.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the sub-objects is expandable, and wherein when the at least one of the sub-objects is expanded, the expanded sub-objects include at least one of an action, a function, a data object, and a further sub-object.
8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein if the business object is selected, the description area displays the text information of the business object.
9 . A computer system, comprising:
a processor that is configured to display an business object explorer within a development studio and to:
display a control bar including actionable items;
in response to selection of an actionable item, display a list of business objects in a tree area, the business objects including at least one expandable business object; and
in response to selection of the at least one expandable a business object, expand the at least one expandable business object to display a hierarchical tree including attributes of the selected at least one expandable business object in the tree area.
10 . The computer system of claim 9 , further configured to display textual information of the business object in a description area.
11 . The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the expanded business object of the hierarchical tree includes a first portion of tree branches indicating actions of the expanded business objects, and wherein the action is specific to the expanded business object .
12 . The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the expanded business object of the hierarchical tree includes a second portion of tree branches indicating functions of the expanded business object, and wherein the functions are generic for all business objects.
13 . The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the expanded business object of the hierarchical tree includes a third portion of tree branches indicating data objects of the expanded business object.
14 . The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the expanded business object of the hierarchical tree includes a fourth portion of tree branches indicating sub-objects of the expanded business object.
15 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the sub-objects is expandable, and wherein when the at least one of the sub-objects is expanded, the expanded sub-objects include at least one of an action, a function, a data object, and a further sub-object.
16 . The computer system of claim 10 , wherein if the business object is selected, the description area displays the text information of the business object.
17 . A machine-readable non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon machine-executable codes that, when executed, perform a method for displaying an business object explorer within a development studio, the method comprising:
displaying, by a processor, a control bar including actionable items;
in response to selection of an actionable item, displaying, by the processor, a list of business objects in a tree area, the business objects including at least one expandable business object; and
in response to selection of the at least one expandable business object, expanding the at least one expandable business object to display a hierarchical tree including attributes of the selected at least one expandable business object in the tree area.