Description of Object Types

Use

This section describes the most important elements of the Web Service description for the various different configuration object types.

For every object type there is (in the related folder for the object type):

A data type that describes the object key ( <Configuration Object Type>ID)
Two (identically constructed) data types that each describe the content of the object with all attributes:
- <Object Type>(for read operations)
- Restricted <Object Type>(for write operations)
  
  Note
  
  There are two different structures for reading and writing operations because there are normally fewer attributes changed in a writing operation than can be displayed in a reading operation.

Note the explanations of the elements ObjectAdministrativeDataRestrictedand ObjectAdministrativeDataunder Cross-Object Type Elements

In particular the administrative information of all object types cannot be changed. In addition to this, in the object type BusinessSystemComponentthere are other differences between reading and writing access.

For more information, see: Communication Component(section Business System)

A Web service is available for component-based message alerting. You can call this service by using the Integration Directory programming interface.

For more information, see SAP NetWeaver Library under Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver Library: Function-Oriented View Next navigation step Process Integration Administration of PI (Process Integration) Administration of PI (Dual Stack) Component-Based Message Alerting End of the navigation path .