The Power of Objects

About Objects

Objects lie at the core of a data model. They define the primary information structure, with rows and columns of data (like a spreadsheet), but they also contain many additional capacities that support nimble applications:

Presentation

• Display custom forms for manual data entry
• Present data as charts, graphs, tables for display or print
• Display dashboards: high-level status updates in real-time

Processing

• Interface to external systems (import/export)
• Model business policies/rules/processes that match the needs of your organization
• Validate data for improved accuracy
• Improve staff time management with email notifications and task-based activities via an integrated calendaring system
• Build data relationships

Administration

• Define security permissions and access control for users/teams/roles
• Manage mass data operations
• Monitor activity and change logs
• Design data entry forms, views and reports that are personalized to the needs of the users/teams/roles

Development

• Use the web browser-based IDE to design objects and applications
• Design fully customized objects and applications with the APIs and Web Services tools
• Design a UI to coordinate with organizational style guides

Customizing Aspects of an Object

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Objects and Object Relationships

Objects are powerful in an of themselves, but they derive even greater power from the Object Relationships you can create to tie them together.