System and method for a generic object access layer

摘要

An object access interface is described that effectively decouples a functional layer from a user interface (UI) layer. In the context of pre-existing functional objects that are specifically tailored to a pre-existing UI, a single entry point access-interface may define generic and object-specific functions. The function may be used to collect input routed to the associated function object, compile an input set in a form similar to how the pre-existing UI provided input sets, and process the compiled input and any resulting outputs from the function object.

主权项

1. A system for providing an access interface to decouple an underlying user-defined functional object from an existing user interface (UI), comprising:
an electronic processor and an electronic storage medium configured to provide the access interface to the underlying user-defined functional object, wherein the underlying functional object includes a plurality of sub-objects, at least two of the plurality of sub-objects corresponding to different business transactions, wherein each sub-object includes at least one function and each sub-object is configured to receive a specific sequence of inputs and provide an output based on the specific sequence of inputs, and wherein the sub-objects are configured to interface with a plurality of user interfaces including the existing UI that is configured to provide the specific sequence of inputs, such that direct access of the sub-objects by another UI that provides inputs in a different sequence would cause undesired affects in the system; wherein the access interface enables the plurality of user interfaces using different interface technologies and includes a plurality of functions and is configured as a single point of access to the underlying functional object and the plurality of sub-objects via the functions; wherein the interface receives and forwards any output from the sub-objects and handles any error exceptions caused in the sub-objects.