Creating and modifying a Business Object

Business Objects are used to store transactional data of your application and interactions with Business Objects happen via REST APIs. You cannot use SQL to access the BO; however, you can use the q parameter to query the data that is exposed by BO GET REST APIs.

The following sections will help you to create new Business Objects, add custom fields into them, add a formula field, and show you how to create relationships between Business Objects.

Creating a Business Object

In order to create a new Business Object, a VB application must exist. Refer to Chapter3, Exploring Visual Builder Ingredients, under the Creating a VB application section to learn how to create a VB application. We'll use the same application to create a new Business Object.

The following are the steps to create a new Business Object:

1. Click on the Business Object icon from the left-side navigator of the application.
2. Click on the + button and select...